GO; HAVE FAITH IN GOD
(John 4:43-54)
The miracle in Today's Gospel
Reading took place in Galilee, the city of the first miracle of Jesus. Just as
in the first miracle of Jesus, Mary instructed the disciples: 'whatever He asks
you to do, do it'. Jesus today in a similar way, commands the man who came to
Him begging Him to come and heal his son in the following words: "Go; your
son will live". The man believed, went home and discovered that his son
was healed at that hour Jesus released the assurance.
Most of the time we find it
difficult to go where the Lord leads. We lack the trust to believe that God
will do as He has promised. We go more by sight and not by faith. But today the
Lord is telling us the importance of faith in our Christian journey. A Christian
without faith, trust and dependence on God will certainly not record success in
the heavenly sojourn. "Go" means a lot. Go into holiness, go into
goodness, go and experience the wonders of the Lord, go and receive what God
has prepared for you, go and don't look back, go and don't get discouraged, go
and don't be afraid, go into life. Go away from faithlessness, go away from
frustration, go away from weakness in prayers. Just go away from the vices and
evils, go away from dead works.
Dear Child of God, is your faith
still alive? Come to Jesus with it, no matter how small it is, your encounter
with Him in the word, the sacraments and the teachings of the Church will, for
sure, increase your faith. This official came with the faith of 'seeing is
believing' but went home with 'believing without seeing'. What are the things
you are expecting from God, but you have not yet seen? Keep believing in God
you will come to know his power, the power of his resurrection and glory.
He says: Your son will live. Hear
Jesus telling you all that you will live once again in your life. Your hope
will be restored. Your marriage will live, your children will live, your family
will live. Will our country still live? We pray and believe; nothing is
impossible with God. Africa will live.
Let us go home, go on, continue
living like the children of God that we are. Then, God will make every dead
good thing around us to come back to life according to His will.
LET US PRAY
Heavenly Father, we want to live,
we want our family and friends as well as our enemies to live according to Your
will. Life outside of You is death. Speak Your word and bring us to life in
Christ Your Son who lives and reigns together with the Holy Spirit for ever and
ever. Amen
God bless your Monday (4th Week
of Lent)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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