![]() ![]() Today – The World not only rejects the historical record and the numerous witnesses of the activity of God, they seek to rewrite the historical effort to achieve their own evil agenda. 7 – “did not consider your wonderful works” they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but “rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.” Until we honestly go before God, admitting the error of our ways, we won’t be able to return to the Blessing of God. Response – The return always begins with the acknowledgement of our sins. A vast majority of the believers seldom avail themselves to the Sacrament of Reconciliation to acknowledge their sins. Today – There is very little acknowledgement of our sins, even in the Church. 6 – “Both we and our ancestors have sinned we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly.” Space does not allow me to quote the entire Psalm so I encourage you to grab your bibles and follow along. Let us go to Psalm 106 and see the example of the Israelites and reflect on how our world is repeating the sins of the past and discover what we need to do to return to the family. For us to accomplish this, we must follow the way of the Prodigal and that of the Israelites, who despite their evil ways are never forgotten by their loving Father. God our Father, anxiously awaits our return. The father knew that one day his son would see his life unravel and, in humility, return, and he longed for it. The prodigal’s father allowed him to go, but knew that the kind of life the son was seeking would eventually bring about heartache and difficult times. The prodigal took his share and went out on his own to live as he desired, regardless of the dishonor he would bring upon his family. Like the prodigal son in Luke, Chapter 15, we as a people have taken our inheritance of all our gifts, blessings, and abilities from God and left His family. As a nation (and the world) we are in outright rebellion against God. It is no wonder why the days are getting darker, persecution against the Church of Jesus Christ is increasing, so many are walking away from the Church, and the world no longer sees any relevance for the Church and her teaching. This is one of those critical reasons why we must study the word of the Lord and never forget the past. As I looked at the Psalm, I was amazed at the correlation between what the Israelites had done in the past and how we are today, where those sins are being repeated. Just before writing the previous blog that spoke about regaining our identity as Children of God, I came across Psalm 106 while praying the Office of Prayers for the Church. ![]()
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