Daily Devotional

The power and working of the Angels are a testimony to God’s greatness and the fact that nothing is impossible with him. In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus said to Nathanael, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” This statement shocked Nathanael; it revealed God’s power, and he was converted instantly. Angels also reveal to us God’s power at work among men. Just as Nathanael couldn’t understand how Jesus saw him under the fig tree, we cannot fully understand how the angels work, but we know they are real.

Bad things happen to everyone sometimes, even when we are careful. We cannot stop the rain from falling on the day we need the sun, but we can also choose how to react. The story of Job provides a template for us. It teaches us to exercise patience and keep faith alive in tough times. Do not curse God when things go south. Hold on. God sees. God knows. God understands. Your days of laughter will come.

Like the son who said I will go but did not eventually go, we fall short of the name “Christian” when our actions contradict our words. Many of us are churchgoers; we pretend to be like Christ, but our minds are far from Christ. We don’t think like Christ, we don’t talk like Christ, and we don’t love our neighbours as Christ did.