Sermon Summary: Uncertainty by Fr. David Shehata
The following is a written summary of a sermon initially delivered by Fr. David Shehata.
The Lord allows for things to happen to us so that when He saves us, we have an unfailing faith.
Once you have encountered the Lord, you can’t undo that.
The Lord wants a personal relationship with us.
In the Creed, we read “Truly we believe in one God”...not a god, in ONE God.
We don’t own the Creed until we believe in it and therefore, He needs to be an active part of our lives.
“The violent seek the Kingdom by force and take it by force”
We always tend to believe that God allows things to happen to us for a reason, however, if we don’t take advantage of this time, then it will be our loss.
This whole current experience can be a great spiritual revival for all of us.
How often did we take the mass for granted? (arriving just before communion, after the mass etc.)
God is in a way urging us to fast a global Lent.
This period calls for intense focus on Christ.
Everything the Lord does is done for our edification, but the difference is our attitude and way of going about it (our response to it).
God doesn’t care about how far we have run, He cares more so about our return.
Q. How do we persist even through uncertainty?
In the world, people want definitive answers here and now.
Often when we have a problem, we blow it out of proportion and the result is that God becomes very small in our life.
But if God is at the core of our lives, the issue becomes minute.
Q. How do we prevent ourselves from being complacent if we know God will always come through for us?
We must hold ourselves accountable and be aware that while God is loving, He is still just — “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom”.
There are 3 types of people as described by Oregon:
Slaves: Scared of his master’s wrath.
Servants: Do the will of God in hopes of receiving something in return - the belief that a labourer is worthy of his wages.
True sons and daughters of the Most High: Do the will of God purely for the sake of making God happy.
