Hope Of Life Solution Prayer Ministry

16/02/2025

THE VISION OF ETERNAL LIFE: IS MINE CLEAR OR BLURRED?

1. The vision of eternal life is closely connected with our belief in resurrection. It is the assurance of the hope of a future life with God in His everlasting Kingdom. Enjoyment of this future life depends on the kind of relationship one has with God during an earthly sojourn of an individual. The clarity of the vision of eternal life in people goes a long way to determining the kind of life they would live here on earth. This is the reason for the reflection theme of today, ‘The vision of eternal life: Is mine clear or blurred?

2. This theme is based on the assumption that if my vision of eternal life is clear, I will make all the effort to live a life that pleases God who is going to grant us a joyful life in the future life. On the other hand, if it is blurred, I will live a life that pleases me and gives me the kind of pleasure or happiness I desire since this is the only opportunity I may have. The goal of today’s reflection is to make everyone be able to find out if their vision of eternal life is clear or blurred.

3. What type of life am I living? Am I living a life that pleases God or myself? Who determines my actions? Is it God through His Word or my convenience and pleasure, doing what I like?

4. The kind of life that pleases God is the life of Blessedness. What is a life of blessedness? Jesus describes this kind of life in today’s gospel. “Blessed are you poor; Blessed are you that hunger now; Blessed are you that weep now; Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man!” (Lk.6:20-23). The features of a blessed life, according to Jesus, are poverty, hunger for truth, weeping (sorrow) for unholy living, and persecution on account of the Son of man.

5. The life that displeases God, on the other hand, and according to Jesus, is a life that holds on to the riches of this world as if his/her life depends on it, that is satisfied with lies that have become the order of the day, that takes pleasure in the unholy living that is reigning now, and that people are praising for saying and doing the things they like to hear and see. In His words, Jesus said, “Woe to you that are rich; Woe to you that are full now; Woe to you that laugh now; Woe to you, when all men speak well of you.” (Lk.6:24-26).

6. The blessed life looks towards eternal life, believing in the resurrection of the dead at the appointed time. The resurrection of Jesus provides the motivation that he also would rise at the appointed time. The belief in the resurrection is the major factor that makes the blessed life possible. The blessed life has overcome the fear of death that the devil who has the power of death instils because he has been captured and won by Jesus who died and rose again. “O death, where is sting? Death, where is your victory? Sin is the sting of death, and the Law is what gives force to sin.” (1 Cor.55:55-56).

7. The blessed life has conquered sin, and the Law that gives sin force has been overcome by Love. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the real victory of the blessed life. St Paul says, “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.” (1Cor.15:17). But the faith of the blessed life is not futile, and he is no longer in his sins because the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ have cleansed his sins.

8. The blessed life’s vision of eternal life is clear and distinct. He is certain that it is as real as the real world.

9. On the other hand, the woes’ life’s vision of eternal life is blurred. He is not certain that eternal life is real. The resurrection of Jesus is not strongly registered in his mind. The focus of everything he does is always on himself; his convenience, pleasure and satisfaction. As long as he is comfortable and fine, all is okay. He considers that he needs to enjoy this opportunity to live as there may be no other. What happens to others does not concern him. He wishes to grab all the grabbable at any cost, whether it is just or not, right or not right.

10. May God have mercy on us!

(Jer.17:5-8; 1Cor.15:12,16-20; Lk.6:17,20-26)

11. LET US PRAY: O God, who teach us that you abide in hearts that are just and true, grant that we may be so fashioned by your grace as to become a dwelling pleasing to you. Amen.

Have a blessed week and wonderful week in Jesus name amen.

28/04/2024

PERPETUAL CONNECTION WITH JESUS IS KEY TO FRUITFULNESS AND SALVATION

1. Baptism is only the key that opens the door of salvation to every human being. Or it is the engine key that starts the engine of our faith in Christ Jesus. Perpetual connection with Jesus Christ after Baptism is highly important to fruitfulness and eternal salvation in the Kingdom of God.

2. Jesus emphasised this point in the imagery of the Vine and its branches that is dominant in the Gospel of St. John 15:1-8. He says, “I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”

3. Anyone who receives Baptism and fails to live the Life of Jesus Christ he has received in that Baptism, is not abiding in the Vine. He is just on his own. The lot that awaits him is total destruction in the fire of hell.

4. How can we abide in the Vine, Jesus Christ? How can we continue in the life of Jesus that we have received in Baptism?

5. In his first Letter 3:18-24, St. John states clearly, “All who keep his Commandments abide in him, and he in them.” In the same vein, obeying the Father like Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten Son of the Father, is the only way to continue the life of Jesus we received in Baptism. Jesus obeyed his Father unto death, even death on a Cross.

6. Any one of us who is not at this level, dear friends, is a liar; he is only deceiving himself that he is a Christian. Such people do not have any place in Jesus Christ.

7. So, why shall we be wasting our time for nothing; let us repent today. Let us retrace our life in Christ to the day of our Baptism. Let us renew that grace of Baptism once again and begin afresh.

8. As we journey towards the solemnity of Pentecost when the Power of the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles of Jesus, let us ensure that our connection with Jesus is intact. This is because the lively Indwelling of the Holy Spirit in our lives depends on this.

(Acts 9:26-31; 1Jn.3:18-24; Jn.15:1-8)

9. LET US PRAY: Almighty ever-living God, constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us, that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism may, under your protective care, bear much fruit and come to the joys of life eternal. Amen.
May the Lord renew strength and increase you in every area of your life in Jesus name amen.

04/03/2024

WHEN JESUS WAS PRESENTED TO US, WHAT STEPS DID WE TAKE?

1. At one point or the other on our journey of life, Jesus was presented to us. We got to know that there was one Saviour and Redeemer that we need to give our lives to in order to be saved in heaven on the last day, and from the burning furnace of hell fire.

2. The important question we are reflecting on today is, when we were told about Jesus, or when we became aware of the Person of Jesus, what steps did we take?

3. The above question is based on the actions that Andrew and the other disciple of John the Baptist, and Simon, the brother of Andrew, took when Jesus was presented to them.

4. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus, was standing with two of his disciples (Andrew and the other) when he saw Jesus as He walked. They heard him said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”

5. The two disciples took steps immediately; they followed Jesus. They went to see where He was staying, and they stayed with Him for the rest of the day. Another important step that Andrew took was that the knowledge he got of Jesus in this brief encounter gave him a conviction that made him to be able to say to his brother, Simon, “We have found the Messiah.” And he brought him to Jesus.

6. Simon, also, did not hesitate when his brother gave him the message. He agreed to follow his brother to see Jesus.

7. This was the beginning of their journey with Jesus. And their journey with Jesus became very successful because they followed Him with sincerity and devotion. They became great apostles of Jesus Christ.

8. Dearly beloved, have we ever taken steps to spend quality time with Jesus from the time we have heard about Him? Some of us have received Baptism, Confirmation, First Holy Communion and some other Sacraments, perhaps, without having ever created any quality time to spend with Jesus.

9. There is no way we can know Jesus and His Teachings if we do not cultivate the habit of spending time with Him in private. This was the way of His disciples. It was always in private, after public meeting and teaching, that He used to explain the meaning of the parables that He used in public teaching to His disciples.

10. Jesus is always calling us to this private and personal relationship. It was in this private presence that God called and spoke to Samuel. Jesus knew that we belong to Him, and He want to have us for Himself. Let us create time to be with Him daily.

11. It is through the process of being with Jesus that the Word of God will become flesh in us. This is when we shall be able to conquer and control the inordinate desires of our body and be able to give and use our body for the Lord Jesus alone. Our bodies are members of Christ and the temples of the Holy Spirit. Let us allow Jesus to fill it with Himself.

(1Sam.3:3b-10,19; 1Cor.6:13c-15a,17-20; Jn.1:35-42)

12. LET US PRAY: Almighty ever-living God, who govern all things, both in heaven and on earth, mercifully hear the pleading of your people and bestow your peace on our times. Amen.

God 🙏🙏🙏 bless Nigeria

03/03/2024

03/03/2024

Mama Cecilia Asao, this is exactly 3 years ago you left this world to perfect world. May Almighty God grant you eternal rest in Jesus name amen. We your children and the entire family missed your departure from this so much. Mama Maagi rest on in the heart of your creator God. Rest in peace amen.