LAW GIVEN THROUGH MOSES, GRACE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST
Jesus has been from the
beginning. He is the Word of eternal life. The word that was with God, the Word
that was God, the Word that came to dwell among us, the Word we celebrate in
the incarnation and Nativity of Christ. The Word that took flesh. Jesus Christ
is the One that came to His own people, but His people did not receive Him.
He came to set the records of the
law straight. He came to accomplish the law given through Moses. He came as a
fulfilment of the law of Moses. Moses worked for this Word. In Moses, the plan
of rescuing the people from bondage was conceived. Through him, the Israelites
were set free from captivity in Egypt. Through him (Moses) we heard the voice
of hope: "the Egyptians you see today, you shall see no more".
He did for the people of Israel
through the law, what Jesus Christ came to do for the New Israelites through
His saving grace. Thus, the law works in tandem with divine grace.
In our world today, we have
serious need of a harmonious marriage between law and grace. The law, the
society and the people in the state should work together with grace, religion
and the Church with the will of God as guideline and the good of the people in
the society at heart.
Let us all be inspired by the
grace of God in obedience to the Word of God to enforce positive laws for the
good of all, the security of every human person, protecting the dignity and
integrity of man, respecting the sacredness of human life and being responsible
and accountable to the people of God in the Church and in the society at large.
God has given us the grace,
wisdom and strength to be our brother's keeper in this world. As we pray for
His grace and blessings upon us even as we place our trust in Him, let us not
fail to play the roles He has blessed us with His heavenly light to perform on
the stage of life.
LET US PRAY
We are your people Lord, look
kindly upon us. Answer our prayers we pray O Lord. Enlighten the law
enforcement agencies to work under the direction of the grace in Christ Jesus.
As we continue to wait for your
intervention in hope, we pray that the law and grace may work for the salvation
of our people and the release of all the captives especially the release of the
auxiliary Bishop of Owerri Archdiocese from the hands of his abductors. These
we pray through Christ our Lord. Amen.
God bless your day (7th day of
Christmas Octave)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
Image from: Jesus’ Birth – The Glory of God (wordpress.com)
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