“And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I tell you that it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgement for the land of Sodom than for you.”
Excerpt, Gospel reading, Tuesday16th July 2024 – MATTHEW 11:20-24.
So, today’s teaching brought out the human side of Christ Jesus.
If Christ would be so agitated by the ways of the people of these places mentioned in today’s teaching, how much more would he be with us the people of today’s world?
What ever were the ways of these people at that time, it is possible our ways would be at least multiplied by ten of theirs.
At that time, there was homo-sexuallism as well as incest, as well as prostitution and other forms of sexual promiscuity just as it is also now. There was cannibalism and sacrificing of people to gods for worship purposes.
However, it was never reported then, that a child would cannibalise their mother for the sake of purportedly getting rich.
While at that time homo-sexuality was frowned at, it is now state endorsed. As a matter of fact, the state rather frowns at those who frown at it.
As at then, while a married woman or any woman at that caught in adultery was stoned to death as a recompense, now, some men are even the pimps for their wife.
Prostitution is now called hook up while blatant stealing we now call it hustling or misappropriation.
If the ways of the people of that time weary Jesus, our ways right now will really get him provoked.
If Christ should come now, he is not likely only going to upturn tables. He will possibly be slapping and kicking and whipping.
Nevertheless, the consolation is that, Christ will most definitely come back. This is a certainty.
Woe betide us, when he comes, we would be caught right in our elements.
When he arrives, a hook up girl would be on to one sugar daddy doing reverse cow girl. Some government officials would be burying ‘misappropriated’ money in septic tanks. Etc
Whereas, most of us, of course will be doing our devotion to God both in prayer and living right as well positively affecting humanity.
Just as we do not know when and how we will die, that is how we also do not know when and how Jesus Christ will return.
Woe is us if any of these two catches up with us unprepared for it.
While it is possible and advisable to do a 360° turnaround from our ways and live better, we could still start from where we are right now and ensure that we do rightly whatever we are doing now.
Remember, God is more persuaded by our deliberate positive efforts to become better.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#OUR_LADY_OF_MOUNT_CARMEL! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo. 16th July 2024