Wednesday, October 20, 2021

YOU ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW BUT UNDER GRACE

Meditation for Wednesday the 29th Week in Ordinary Time, Year B
(Rm 6:12-18; Lk 12:39-48)

Since sin and death came into the world through Adam, while the free gift of grace came in through Jesus Christ, that means faith in Jesus Christ is our only hope in face of temptation and sin. Through the righteousness of Jesus, we shall receive acquittal from our sins. That means we must yield only to faith in Jesus, and not submit any part of our bodies to sin. “But yield yourselves to God as men who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments of righteousness.” St Paul warns against habitual sin; such should not happen to someone who is under grace! “But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.”

The free gift of grace calls for higher responsibility; the treasure entrusted to our care the righteousness of Jesus Christ. We must be awake and watchful by being in a state of grace. The demand to live up to this responsibility flows the abundance of grace that is given to us. We only need to be obedient and cooperate with the grace God has poured into our hearts.

St Paul of the Cross, pray for us. Amen.

Fr Jude Chinwenwa Nwachukwu, C.Ss.R
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Tedi-Muwo, Lagos.
Wednesday October 20th, 2021.
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