Keep love and do what is true, noble and good according to God's will. It is the Lord God who give commandments. He also who grants us grace to fullfil his biddings. I am very glad to read this little beautiful quotation from St. Ephraim the Syrian:
When you begin to read or listen to the Holy Scriptures, pray to God thus: "Lord Jesus Christ, open the ears and eyes of my heart so that I may hear Thy words and understand them, and may fulfill Thy will." Always pray to God like this, that He might illumine your mind and open to you the power of His words. Many, having trusted in their own reason, have turned away into deception.
(St. Ephraim the Syrian)
To keep doing what is pleasing unto God and to live under His tender mercy is only possible when we put our constant thought in rememberance of God and His mighty deeds, dwelling in Him and relying our strength in Him, because outside of the Lord we can do nothing. It is a synergia, when we are willing to surrender and to obey His commandments. Our task is to say Yes whenever He asks! Glory to You, O God! Glory to You!
1 comments:
Yes, Son, the truth is as simple and beautiful as these words you have written. Only God is reliable, and when we say 'Yes' to Him, whatever He asks, we also become reliable, as we are changed into His image that we reflect.
God is faithful.
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