Important questions to answer in my Fight against the Satan

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season: Tenth Week : Sunday*

*Gospel : Mk 3:20-35*

*First Reading : Gen 3:9-15*

*SECOND READING : 2 Cor 4:13-5:1*

*Important questions to answer in my Fight against the Satan*

*1) The Presence of the Satan*

The first reading and the Gospel reading speaks about the Satan and it's power

It is the Satan who trapped Adam and a Eve

The same Satan tried to tempt Jesus but could not succeed. The Satan lost the battle 

The same devil is fighting against us, tempting us, and using modern ways to tempt and trap us. 

In this context the Liturgy asks us a very important question to answer

 

*2) Where are You?*

This is the first question asked by God to Adam 

When He committed sin, God asked him 

It is not that Adam didn't know where he was, but he avoided answering the question

Instead of accepting the fault he started to blame the woman 

God asks us the same question

Where are you? 

Where am I?

Where I am in my spirituality? 

Where I am in my integrity? 

Where I am in my faithfulness? 

Where I am in telling the truth, serving the Lord, forgiving, loving, generosity?  

Like this there are many questions to one little question.  So where I am?

*3)  “Who told you that you were naked?*

The second question to Adam

So far Adam never realised that he was naked

The moment he committed sin, he was ashemed of Himself and lost the courage of facing God

Am I anxious about my nakedness of evil things? 

One thing is very clear, we cant hide anything from God. God knows everything as when can be fully when he is naked

*4 )  “Why did you do such a thing?”?*

God's third question comes to Woman 

The question itself  indicates that something wrong was done by the person to whom the question was asked 

Something forbidden had been done by Eve

How often do I hear this question from my parents, teachers, neighbors, leaders,  and from my own conscience? 

*5) “How can Satan drive out Satan?*

This is a question which was asked by Jesus to scribes

Evil can't be destroyed by evil 

Evil can be destroyed only by Good 

Fighting between the same group will see the deadly end of the group 

Am I using the bad power to come out from the influence of  bad power? 

What is my answer? 

*6)    “Who are my mother and my brothers?”*

The second important question to all of us 

Adam and eve lost the chance of becoming the members of God's family 

Today the same devil is very active to destroy us

If the devil succeeds in breaking the bond of family ties then he can destroy anything 

The moment we fail to become the members of God's family we are controlled by Satan 

The question of Jesus challenges us to reflect on the family relationship

So am I a brother of Jesus?

Am I a sister of Jesus? 

Am I mother of Jesus? 

Where is the Satan in my life? Close or very far? 

Finds difficult to get into my life? 

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*