20/01/2022

The Old Testament is the recorded history of the Jewish nation and its Covenant. This is a revelation of God's will for mankind for the Jewish nation is  composed of the people chosen by the Lord. Thus it is that when the story of the first kings is told, God is an intricate part of it. Our relationship with God is concerned with our personal behaviour for we have the Son as our teacher and as our example and His kingdom is certainly not of this world. The Old Testament is of this world guided directly by the Creator.

The eternal will of God knows the Word and the Spirit and is totally aware of everything that can happen in all of our time. He is not controlling us but has given us the freedom to live and to choose how we are to be. Saul and David are chosen by God but bring strife into their relationship. The psalm is praise for the light of living and we can read it in the light of the New Testament as praise for the new way of lving that is the Resurrection.

Jesus is known for what he is by the devils that he casts out but he orders them to be silent. What about the people, the humans, were there none of them, who were also in awe of the miracles, able to recognise the Son of God? The  New Testament is full of incidents such as this. For three years Jesus walked and taught and even after the Resurrection there were more who refused to believe than those who did.

I believe, but my own life only bears halting witness to the Lord. I want to be aware of Father, Son and Holy Spirit every moment of consciousness; to know, love and serve to ready myself for the Eternity towards which God is pointing.

Dear Lord you know that the confusion which I make when trying to listen to the words of scripture can be cleared up by following guidance given by you to your saints. May Mary and all the saints help me by the prayers they make directly to you bathed in the Glory of your eternity, Heaven.