A WORD FOR TODAY 29 JANUARY 2021

A WORD FOR TODAY 29 JANUARY 2021


 

A WORD FOR TODAY

*IF YOU CAN ENDURE AND BE PATIENT, YOU CAN WIN

_"Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised." (Hebrews 10:35-36)_

_*The reality of life is that nothing good comes easy. If you want to succeed in life, you must definitely work hard and sometimes you are persecuted when you are doing good, however, anyone who wants to succeed must definitely put on the garment of patience and endurance.*_

_We are reminded in the first reading of today that as we follow Christ, we must be ready to suffer and pass through various degrees of suffering and persecution. You do good to people and they reward you with evil, what will you do? You must hold unto doing good and be patient, because God will visit you and He will bring you victory and your joy will be restored._

_*We must learn from Jesus Himself, who for the sake of the salvation of the world endured the suffering of the cross and in the end His suffering paid off and it brought us liberation from the power of sin and death. He never gave up, but with patient endurance He conquered all that came His way and He won.*_

_If we are going to gain eternal life as our reward at the end of time, we must learn to keep doing good even when people persecute us or when we experience, sufferings, trials and tribulations. Patience and endurance are the key ingredients to victory over the challenges we face in life._

_*In the gospel reading we also see the theme of patience in the parables that Jesus narrated. When you plant a seed in the soil, you must wait patiently as it grows, it is not the farmer who makes the seed to grow, his part is to plant and water, but God makes it to grow. Therefore, we have a part to play in achieving perfection and being whom God has called us to be. We must constantly strive to bear all things for the sake of the glory and crown that we shall receive in the end.*_

_Build up your faith in God and be ready to suffer for His sake, but be rest assured that you will win in the end. God will reward you and all that you have suffered will contribute to your victory. Therefore, do not give up when you suffer for the sake of Christ, be patient and endure and you will definitely overcome in the end._

_*Good morning dearest one. Smile😊as you do your work and do have a victorious day. May Jesus give you the grace to endure so that you will win. Amen. And may the Almighty God bless you: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.*_

*Meditation:* Hebrews 10:32-39/Psalm 37:3-6,23-24,39-40/Mark 4:26-34

*Watch-Word:* The righteous one shall live by faith.

*do not give up when you suffer for the sake of Christ. Hold unto your faith, be patient and endure and you will win in the end.*

(Friday of the third week in the ordinary Time. Year I)