Daily Devotional

The tenants in Jesus’ parable forgot they were only tenants, that the land could never be theirs. Nowadays, you hear phrases such as: “my body”, “my truth”, etc. We live in a world that has turned its back on God. A world where people live as if there is no God. It is not just your body; it is God’s temple. You don’t own yourself; you must account for your life before God. There is a day of reckoning.

As we celebrate the Trinity, let us think of our oneness as humans: we all came from one God and are related to one another. If we trace our family origins, we will discover we are more united than we often assume. St. Paul says, “Mend your ways, heed my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.”

The chief priests asked Jesus who authorised him to cleanse the temple. They did not know they were talking to God. Does anyone need permission to clean their house? Jesus had performed several signs and wonders that only God could do, yet none of them convinced them that He was God; their hearts were hardened. If you are waiting for anyone to give you approval before doing what is right (what God has put into your heart to do), you will wait forever.