Daily Devotional

Today’s Gospel passage shows us that Jesus was truly human, implying that God understands the meaning of hunger. God knows how it feels to be so hungry that you begin to chew paper (or anything that meets your eye). Whether we like it or not, there is hunger in our country today; people are ready to do anything to survive. We may want to judge them like the Pharisees who condemned Jesus and his disciples. However, before pointing fingers at anybody, ask yourself: “What have I done to help?” The story is about a boy who is brought to court for stealing bread. After listening critically to the case, the judge fined all who had arrested the boy. God desires mercy and not sacrifice

Carry His Yoke – Keep doing what is right. It is easier to believe in God or obey His commands when life goes smoothly for you than when you are sad, angry or depressed. It is truly a yoke to carry. However tough as this yoke may seem, it is lighter than the yoke of running to the devil for a solution or abandoning your faith out of annoyance.

God’s kingdom appears mysterious, yet children can easily understand it. To the “wise”, God’s kingdom is hidden, but to infants, God’s kingdom is clear and simple. This is because God’s kingdom goes beyond logic. To make sense of God’s kingdom, you must be able to think like a child. No wonder Jesus said: “Let the children come to me and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” (Luke 18:16-17).