Jeremiah, Chapter 30, Verse 5
Thus says the LORD: We hear a cry of fear: terror, not peace.
Do you always believe what you hear? Is our God a
God of terror or peace? God promised His people the Jews that he would restore
them in the Promised Land. Israel exists today as a fulfillment of that
promise. The only terror God gave was on Himself by the sacrifice of Christ.
Pray for the conversion of Israel that they may know the truth being like
Rahab.
In her time Rahab saved the spies of Israel. Why?
She knew the truth that God was with
Israel. Rahab was a survivor and a sinner; she knew God had given the land to
Israel. If you know the truth you do not swerve from it. Rahab was saved from
the fate of Jericho because of her action not just good will toward Israel.
James in his epistle puts it this way:
20Do you want proof, you ignoramus,
that faith without works is useless? 21 Was
not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered his son Isaac upon
the altar? 22 You see that faith was active
along with his works, and faith was completed by the works. 23
Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and
it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called “the friend of
God.”24 See how a person is justified by
works and not by faith alone. 25 And in the
same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified
by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by a different
route?
Rahab was saved by her faith and actions by the God
of Israel and as a result she is not only saved but the Christ the Messiah
descends from Boaz her son.
When Our Lord overcame the Devil in the wilderness, He quoted Scripture. In Scripture, the Devil and his demons go by several names and are portrayed by several vivid images, each one pointing to some important aspect of their nature and activity. To know these names and images is to understand better the kind of opponents we face in spiritual warfare.
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The
Devil, literally, “one who hurls
[himself] across” the path of God’s plan; Mt 4: 1.
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Satan, literally, “adversary,
attacker”; Job 1: 6; Mt 4: 10.
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Beelzebul, the prince of demons, the name
of a pagan Canaanite god meaning “the Prince-God”; the Jews interpreted the
word as “prince of demons” because they identified false gods with demonic
spirits; Mt 12: 24– 27. The form Beelzebub, used in some Bible translations, is
a contemptuous adaptation of the name that means “Lord of the flies”; see also
Baalzebub as a reference to the Canaanite god in 2 Ki 1: 2– 6.
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The
Serpent, the malicious intruder in
the Garden of Eden who led our first parents into sin; Gn 3: 1; Rv 12: 9.
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Demon, from the ancient Greek term for
a lesser deity; St. Paul identified such pagan gods with demonic spirits; 1 Cor
10: 20– 21.
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Unclean spirit, in the sense of morally unclean
or impure; Mt 10: 1.
"We welcome and
applaud the recent reintroduction of the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA).
The USCCB has been vocal in support of the legislation since its inception.
FADA is a modest and important measure that protects the rights of faith-based
organizations and people of all faiths and of no faith who believe that
marriage is the union of one man and one woman. For example, in a pluralistic
society, faith-based charitable agencies, and schools should not be excluded
from participation in public life by loss of licenses, accreditation, or
tax-exempt status because they hold reasonable views on marriage that differ
from the federal government's view.
The leadership of the Catholic Church will continue to promote and protect the natural truth of marriage as foundational to the common good. The Church will also continue to stand for the ability of all to exercise their religious beliefs and moral convictions in public life without fear of government discrimination. We are pleased to support the First Amendment Defense Act, and we urge Congress to pass this important legislation." The letter of support for the First Amendment Defense Act is available at http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/marriage/promotion-and-defense-of-marriage/upload/Ltr-to-Sen-Lee-FADA-2018.pdf
The
Trinity is the sum, substance, subject and object of our prayer. We are
baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. One God who is
three persons is a mystery too deep for anyone to fathom. St. Teresa of Avila
had a vision on the Trinity she stated, “What
was represented to me were three distinct persons, for we can behold and speak
to each one. Afterward I reflected that only the Son took human flesh, through
which this truth of the Trinity was seen. These persons love, communicate with,
and know each other…and this is a very great truth…In all three persons there
is no more than one will, one power, and one dominion, in such a way that one
cannot do anything without the others.” St. John Paul II stated also, “God in
his deepest mystery is not a solitude but a family, since he has in himself
fatherhood, sonship, and the essence of family, which is love.” We are created for the sake of love.
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church; (234) the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of
Christian faith and life. It is the mystery of God in Himself. It is therefore
the source of all the other mysteries of faith, the light that enlightens them.
It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the "hierarchy of the
truths of faith". The whole history of salvation is identical with the
history of the way and the means by which the one true God, Father, Son and
Holy Spirit, reveals himself to men "and reconciles and unites with
himself those who turn away from sin". God the Father sent the Son so that
we might receive the Spirit. God became what we are, so that we might become
what He is. He assumed our nature, so that we might share in His. Heaven is
nothing other than the sharing, that communion, and it has begun with our
baptism. All the sacraments and all Catholic liturgy are about the Blessed
Trinity. We have been taken up into the life of the Trinity, even now. We do
not have to wait to live in heaven, Heaven has come to us—though we still await
the day of consummation, when we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He
is (Jn. 3:2). Our very nature speaks of the trinity through our Mind, emotions
and will. Will to serve!
Daily Devotions
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Manhood of
the Master-Day 5 week 7
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Do
40 min. in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Please
pray for me and this ministry
[1]Thigpen,
Paul. Manual for Spiritual Warfare. TAN Books.
[3] Hahn, Scott, Signs of Life; 40 Catholic
Customs and their biblical roots. Chap. 34. Devotion to the Trinity.
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