In the world, without Christ, we are deceived by malignant and evil generation. Those who like to be served and not to serve believing that they are superior than others, it’s because they don’t know the One who says: Learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart.  The world is rule by evil and the majority fears those who steal, kill, and destroy, because they don’t like God nor God’s creation.

         Mankind to escape or reduce evil, use distractors that divert the reality of society, distracting the mind and pleasing the flesh with tree of knowledge of good and evil.  God said that in the ends of time, science will increase, faith will cease, and love will grow cold.  God is talked about in Christian communities, but no fruit is seen, for this the word says: many are called, but few are chosen; and the chosen are to love God and serve our neighbors.  Love, unity and peace are talked about, but these virtues are not seen.  Jesus Christ, God made as man said, “If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”(Jn 8:31-32).  Thank you Lord, for this gospel that was brought to the gentiles.  Like the promise given to the father of faith, Abraham, who the Lord told him,” In thee shall all nations be blessed”(Gal 3:8).

When God is not in our lives we fear everything we see and hear, we get sick or die without Him, without faith nor hope of salvation. Hearing the word of God with need we found salvantion: ” And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent”(Jn 17:3).  Knowing Christ we’ll experience peace and security, fears will disappear because the perfect love repeals fears (1Jn 4:18).

 The apostle Peter says to Jesus, ” we have left all, and have followed thee And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house (family),… or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.”(Mk 10:28-30).  This motivates us to say: To die is gain and to live is Christ.  Added to this: “if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live” (Rm 8:13). It’s true, it’s not our will but the faith in the word.  If we listen and live the God’s word, God will take us as ” …the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it,… receiveth blessing from God: But that which beareth thorns and briers is ejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned”(Heb 6:7-8).  Let’s read, ” Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”(Matt 5:10).

For the followers and servers, we have commandments: “That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.  By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” (Jn 13:34-35).  Another commandment states, “Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law”(Ro 13:8).

The invitation is for those who serve the church and desire eternal life: “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it” (Matt 16:24-25).  For us, the believers, we are told: “Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples”(Jn.15:8).  If we have a calling, we must reject ourselves in order to love God, sibling, and fellow neighbors.  Amen