“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God.”
Excerpt, First Reading, Monday 6th January 2025 – 1 JOHN 3:22-4:6.
So, we are welcome to a new year – 2025. May God avail us His grace.
We are one older, hence, one year more experienced and supposedly more wiser.
Today’s teaching enjoins us to test every spirit and know which is of the truth and the one that is not.
Therefore, if our religious sect or denominations centres their preaching on another sect or denomination rather than teaching on how we can make heaven, then we must begin to ask questions. Else, we must have permitted ourselves to be led by the nose.
In Christianity, we end our prayer by saying, “Through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Then, we all acclaim, “Amen!”
If however, in your religious sect you do not recognise Christ Jesus as such (and there several religious sects that do not), then why would your cleric choose to make the theme of his message for an annual event, “Jesus is not God” and you will be docilely be quiet about it?
Even in Christendom, in the Catholic Church, we believe that the Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of God, and we so honour her.
However, other Christian denominations have disagreement over that and have refused to acknowledge it.
Therefore, if in one of your religious group’s annual event, the theme is, “Mary is not the mother of God.” Just as with the one above on Jesus Christ.
Now, if your church, denomination or sect do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as well as the Blessed Virgin Mary as such, why should you remain quiet if your cleric chooses either of the above themes for an annual message, how will that help you to make heaven?
My dear friend, we are our own problem if we choose and accept to be led by our nose and treated shabbily.
This is the year 2025, if we must have just one resolution, then, it must be that we should not allow ourselves to be disrespected.
Therefore, we must test every spirit to know it substance.
Folks, have a fulfilled year, a blessed week and a fatalistic day.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
6th Jan. 2025.