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“The entire town came out to meet Jesus. When they caught sight of Him, they begged Him to leave their neighborhood.” –Matthew 8:34 Some of you may have been rejected several times during your life. Rejections can be an intensely painful experience. Although Jesus is the only Person Who has never rejected anyone (see Jn 6:37), He has been and continues to be rejected more than anyone who has ever lived. The people near the Gadarene boundary rejected Jesus and begged Him to leave their town (Mt 8:34). At the cost of several thousand pigs, Jesus had profited the town...
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“You became a believer because you saw Me. Blest are they who have not seen and have believed.” –John 20:29 Contrary to the old saying, seeing is not believing. Faith is “conviction about things we do not see” (Heb 11:1). However, seeing is a platform from which we make “the leap of faith,” as Blaise Pascal called it. Jesus told St. Thomas that those who jumped or leaped to the conclusion that Jesus was Lord and God were especially blest if they did this without ever seeing Jesus physically. Jesus specifically prays for these people who believe in Him through...
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“Son and father go to the same prostitute.” –Amos 2:7 My adult son and I are attending early morning Mass on vacation at the beautiful diocesan Cathedral in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Bishop of the diocese is saying a Mass devoted to Mary, Help of Christians. This is a father-son camping vacation. My son and I are doing our best to put God first in our vacation, and the Lord in turn is blessing us abundantly by giving the two of us a Mass said by a bishop. Fathers have been blessed by God to have such a primary influence on...
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“Jesus disregarded the report that had been brought.” –Mark 5:36 “He put them all out.” –Mark 5:40 Jesus refused to listen to humanity’s interpretation of an event. He put the naysayers out of the room. He disregarded the news that was reported of a girl’s death. Jesus saw beyond the externals and looked at the heart of the matter (see 1 Sm 16:7). Like Jesus, refuse to allow the world’s messengers to force-feed you with what they consider newsworthy. Rather, make the Good News your home (see Jn 8:31-32). Don’t let the bad news of this world reported by the...
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The Lord “has torn down in His anger the fortresses of daughter Judah.” –Lamentations 2:2 Jesus came to proclaim and establish the kingdom of God and bring salvation to the human race by overcoming the sin of Adam. Jesus destroyed the power of Satan and overcomes him (see 1 Jn 3:8). Satan’s works cannot stand next to those of God. Anything built on a foundation based on evil must first be overturned and destroyed. Therefore, Jesus’ initial work must be that of a demolition crew. First, He needs to make a total wreck of the existing structure, if it is...
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