Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 5,17-19
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.
Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
To abide by the law
1 To abide by the law. The more we grow up, the more tricks we use. Instead of abiding by the law, we find a way to escape from it or to bend it for our convenience. Life is marked by boundaries. There are rules and laws we must always keep, including the law of our conscience. So, we must examine if we abide by the law, we escape from it or we disguise ourselves to cheat it.
2 Jesus. Today, Jesus comes to remind you that a Christian must fulfill the law from the heart and that Christianity must be lived the rules that are set, and the way they are set; we cannot make them fit our convenience. We must learn to lose in order to win. Accept your responsibility and what the law and the rules imply. Do you abide by them or do you escape and hide from them?
3 The kingdom of Heaven. We must be careful not to fall into legalism, people who become police commissioners of life, who follow a manual, a rule book and control who is obeying the law and who isn’t. There are times when many of the things that happen in life surprise you and you even surprise yourself, because life leads you to situations you never imagined. To reach the kingdom of heaven, each of your decisions must be made in the liberty of the children of God. Each day of your life you face choices and decisions you must make, and you must take on the responsibility.
God bless you in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. And remember, Heaven is our goal.
