WHAT IS HARASSING YOU?
(Matthew 9:35-10:1.5a.6-8)
Jesus expressed His concern over
the various forces harassing, embarrassing and frustrating the children of
God. He felt bad at the helplessness of
His people in the face of the situations that leave them like sheep without a
shepherd.
He prays for the sense of
mission. He prays for the gift of vision. He gives the empowerment to cast out
the demons responsible for the bad conditions of the people of God. For this
was He sent. He is on the mission of being the shepherd of His people. The
enemy wants to scatter the divine order you carry. But God sends His Son that
you may have life in abundance and not be lost. His holy will for you is that
you may be healed of whatever infirmity or disease you have. He speaks hope and
meaning into your life. He wants you to live positive under the confidence that
you have a God above that saves, that God is with you, that your redeemer
lives.
If God is your shepherd, if He
saves you from shame, if His compassionate heart goes out for you, then you
have to live confidently that whatever the devil is using to harass your life
must bow at the authority of Christ.
We have been harassed by bad government;
may God intervene. We are passing through economic harassment; we look up to
God to come to our aid. Our people are harassed by hunger, the shepherd alone
can lead us to a greener pasture.
Jesus comes to harass whatever
that is harassing you. Fear not, feel His shepherding hands.
Let us pray
Oh God, we your people are
harassed by a lot of challenges. But we have a shepherd and Saviour in your Son
our Lord Jesus Christ. Intervene and heal us by your grace through Christ our
Lord. Amen
God bless your Saturday (Advent,
Week 1)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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