Authority and Obedience to God are Connected
27 June 2024
12th Week
Ordinary Time
Thursday
2 King 24:8-17
Meditation
Authority and Obedience to God are Connected
Jehoiachin was made king at the age of eighteen years. He did not obey the Word of God. King Nebuchadnezzar overthrew
him. He was taken as a captive to Babylon along with all his servers. His uncle
was made king in his place. He served in Babylon as a servant of the King. He
came to Juda and was a vassal to the King. The way to have earthly authority is
to obey God.
The Lord wants from
humans, not success and achievement. He wants us to be faithful and committed
to the Word of God and follow God's Word diligently. To listen to the Word of
God and put it into practice one has to let himself/herself be attentive to the
prompting of the Word of God by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Let the Holy
Spirit guide in put into practice what was willed by God for us.
Do we have the habit of
reading the Word of God?
Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb
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