3rd THURSDAY OF LENT - Gospel (Luke 11:14-23) - THE WORD OF GOD FOR EVERYONE
- NHA CHUA CHA
- Mar 14
- 6 min read
FIRST READING - Jer 7:23-28
"This is the nation which does not listen to the voice of the Lord, its God."
A reading from the Book of Jeremiah
23 This rather is what I commanded them: Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people. Walk exactly in the way I command you, so that you may prosper.
24 But they did not listen to me, nor did they pay attention. They walked in the stubbornness of their evil hearts and turned their backs, not their faces, to me. 25 From the day that your ancestors left the land of Egypt even to this day, I kept on sending all my servants the prophets to you. 26 Yet they have not listened to me nor have they paid attention; they have stiffened their necks and done worse than their ancestors. 27 When you speak all these words to them, they will not listen to you either. When you call to them, they will not answer you. 28 Say to them: This is the nation which does not listen to the voice of the Lord, its God, or take correction. Faithfulness has disappeared; the word itself is banished from their speech.
GOSPEL OF THE DAY - Lk 11:14-23
"Whoever is not with me is against me."
✠From the Gospel according to Luke
14 He was driving out a demon [that was] mute, and when the demon had gone out, the mute person spoke and the crowds were amazed. 15 Some of them said, “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.” 16 Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven. 17 But he knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house. 18 And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I drive out demons. 19 If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people[a] drive them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20 But if it is by the finger of God that [I] drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When a strong man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe. 22 But when one stronger[b] than he attacks and overcomes him, he takes away the armor on which he relied and distributes the spoils. 23 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
3rd THURSDAY OF LENT - Gospel (Luke 11:14-23)
THE WORD OF GOD FOR EVERYONE
Dear people of God,
Today's Word of God speaks about Jesus casting out a mute demon, and when Jesus cast out the demon, the mute person could speak.
But only some believed, while others did not believe and said that Jesus cast out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons.
The unbelievers said that Jesus belonged to Satan, allied with Satan to cast out demons.
And they continued to demand signs to test Jesus, to see if He could perform more miracles.
But Jesus knew their hardened hearts, so He kindly explained to them that if demons cast out demons within the same faction, how could that faction stand?
The Lord let them know that He did not use Beelzebul, the prince of demons. Jesus was not on the side of Satan, but He used the very finger of God to cast out demons.
This shows that when Jesus uses the finger of God to cast out demons, the Kingdom of God is present among them, to save humanity from the hand of Satan.
The purpose of Jesus coming into the world as a human was to sacrifice Himself to die, to fight against Satan to save souls.
The Lord has triumphed over the forces of Satan; He has complete authority and power in heaven and on earth, in this world and in this universe.
Satan also has power, but Satan is always under the authority of God.
When God has come, has touched to drive out Satan, then Satan, being the weak one, will be destroyed by God.
Today's Word of God lets humanity know that those who do not unite with God to fight against Satan will not enter His Kingdom of Heaven, because Jesus' purpose in coming to earth was to fight against Satan, to save souls from Satan's captivity.
After three days, Jesus rose from the dead, which was when Satan lost to Jesus concerning His resurrection, but Satan continues to tempt, bind souls, and draw people away from the loving embrace of God.
In this new age, Satan still constantly rages to tempt people in all places and at all times.
If it cannot tempt the Son of God Himself, it will drag His children to fall into their traps.
Satan wants to bind people, preventing them from drawing near to God, preventing them from opening their mouths to praise God; they are mute demons.
In this new era, God also reveals that humanity has been made deaf and mute by mute demons, unable to hear the words God teaches, unable to open their mouths to praise God.
But God always loves humanity, so He has used the House of God the Father in Bao Loc to carry out the work of casting out demons and healing.
With the power of the Holy Trinity and the influence of the Holy Spirit, God has used Angel Thiên Thương and the priests He has chosen to drive out Satan's demons.
There are many types of demons, but especially today, the Lord reveals the mute demon, the type of demon that does not know how to open its mouth to praise God, does not know how to open its mouth to speak words of love, charity, words that build unity, but only uses words to cause division, hatred, death, and opposition to God.
Typically at the House of God the Father, God's power is manifested here so clearly: eyes can see; ears can hear; many sinners come to the House of God the Father, and then they know how to repent, turn back to God, they always know how to open their mouths to praise God.
Casting out those mute demons is a miracle, but today many people do not believe, and even oppose the House of God the Father and claim that Angel Thiên Thương is a demon, using Beelzebul, the prince of demons, to cast out demons.
God's plan always continues with His plan of salvation, from generation to generation.
Even Jesus Himself was accused by people of being Beelzebub, the prince of demons, and casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub.
Today, people continue to claim that those who have chosen by God have cast out demons by the power of demons.
Therefore, God warns those who do not believe in God's work at the House of God the Father that they are opposing God's plan.
Those who oppose God's work will be separated by Him as goats from sheep on the day God calls them home,
Those who do not oppose God, but cooperate with Him, will be rewarded by God in the Kingdom of Heaven.
But those who divide and oppose God's work will be separated by God from His Kingdom and cast into eternal hellfire with Satan, suffering imprisonment in unquenchable fire.
Because of God's justice and righteousness, on the Day of Judgment, God will separate the sheep from the goats in this manner, even though He does not wish to lose a single soul.
Today, God calls upon humanity to look at the fruits, the lives, the souls that have received the grace of conversion and healing, the souls that have escaped the dominion of Satan, who know how to open their mouths to praise God, who know how to convert their lives, abandon the path of sin, abandon the path of Satan and return to God; these are the witnesses in the program 'The Voice of Truth'.
Look, by their fruits you will know them; do not oppose the work of God the Father any longer, lest you regret it when it is too late!
Thanks be to God. Amen
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