God Reveals in #Saints
(Part 8)
If we doubt that the saints performed miracles, we are doubting Christ who said, "If you have faith the size of a grain of mustard seed, if you call this mountain to pass from here to there, it will pass; Nothing shall fail you" (Matthew 17:20). It is important to note that if we doubt this, we are saying, "You cannot perform a miracle on your saints." To the Lord our God. How can we doubt the miracles of saints when He himself said: "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do; He will do more than that, for I go to the Father and I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified for the sake of the Son. If you ask anything in my name, I will do it" (John 14:12).
If we doubt this, we must know that we are indirectly saying to Christ, "You are not faithful to your word."
✍We express our love for Christ only when we hear his word and do it
Your loved one's word will be honored. And the order will be fulfilled. If we love Christ, we will hear his word and put it into practice. We will carry out the orders. This is the only way to know that we love Christ. And He himself said, "If you love me, keep my commandments"! John 14:15. "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word; And my Father loves him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him. He who does not love me does not keep my word" John 14:20-24); "But whoever keeps His word, God's love has truly been fulfilled in him. This is how we know that we are in Him.'' 1 John 2:6 Therefore, as we have seen above, we must believe that what our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ said about the saints will come true. Otherwise, it means that we do not believe in the word of our Lord and our God.
✍God will make the tongue of the saints his tongue
When God spoke about Moses and Aaron, he said to Moses: "And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.." Exodus 4:15-16
Source ፦ ከገድላት አንደበት
አዘጋጅ ገብረ ሥላሴ
1997
May the name of the Holy God be praised forever and ever in every language that He has created, today and always.
May the blessings of the Holy Mother of God, the Virgin, and the Cross be upon us. Amen.
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About the feast of #Palm #Sunday, #Hosanna
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.” (Zech 9:9)
This is how the Lord invites us to rejoice and be extremely glad, through the words of Zechariah the prophet, on the day Jesus Christ enters Jerusalem. Hence we hope to take our share and enjoy that spiritual happiness on this day. Jesus has entered unto us this day to reign over us. Then rise O beloved ones with praises and rejoice and spread your clothes, take off the old, raise the banner of victory in your life and hold the palm branches in your hands. Say to the Lord: Amen, come O our Lord Jesus, reign over us, reign over our heart, like the temple in Jerusalem. Drive out those who hinder our worship…for our hearts have become the den of thieves. The world has entered it in negligence and has ruined its beauty, though it was once the house of prayers. O Lord drive out those who sold doves, overturn the tables of the money exchangers. Purify our hearts so that they can return to you. Once more fill our heart with the incense of prayers and the offerings of praises.
Hosanna
This is our praise for today. This is our asking of the Lord, ‘Save us…save us.’ Today is the day of salvation. On the dawn of this day the Lord entered the house of Zacchaeus and said, “Today salvation has come to this house.” (Luke 19:9). Today Timaeus the blind cried out saying, “Jesus Son of David, have mercy on me!” (Mark 10:48). So the Lord opened his eyes. Do not stop repeating the name of salvation that is for our Lord Jesus Christ…experience the power of His salvation and the strength of His arms.
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord
The Lord has preceded that by saying, “I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’” (Luke 13:35). This phrase benefits our hearts to accept the kingdom of Jesus. Then we can welcome Him to reign in our hearts. We hope to always say it to the Lord so that we can see His face….we always say this phrase before the reading of the Gospel, in every liturgy, to welcome the words of the Gospel in a prepared heart. For he who accepts the Word accepts Christ the King, because He is the incarnate Word of God.
The characteristics of the Kingdom of Christ as it has been declared unto us today:
The King of Peace:
The first thing that was declared in the Kingdom of Christ was the great rejoice and the peaceful heart. Since the first moments of His birth, the multitude of angels rejoiced with the everlasting praises, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace…” (Luke 2:14). Hence, today the multitudes glorify the Lord saying, “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.” (Luke 19:38). Peace is just one of the signs that Christ is among us, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you.” (John 14:27). Therefore, if we miss this peaceful heart and the spiritual joy, then we are not ready for Jesus to live within us.