PREACHER: REV. MARTIN OBENG
After a few days of my ordination I went to a conference which we had to spend days camping. The senior minister responsible for allocation of rooms did this on the basis of post ordination meaning the number of sermons you’ve had after being ordained. This made me disappointed, I felt so low and found a mattress to lay my head on.
There are several circumstances when in one way or another we feel so insignificant ourselves. 1) In our second reading people were amused at how Jesus preached in the synagogue. Though they were amused, they took offence at him and asked each other if he wasn’t the carpenter’s son, whether his mother wasn’t Mary, if his siblings weren’t James, john and made all sought of remarks. 2) Our first reading also talks about how we under estimate ourselves. When Jeremiah was called he gave excuses about his eloquence e t c. GOD asked him not to be afraid since he knew him before he was formed. Sometimes we are not able to perform because of others or ourselves. The bible tells us we were called by grace and we should not allow ourselves to be under estimated.
Today GOD tells us he has set us for a purpose hence we should not be made to coil by fear or estimation. Looking at people around us who we think are better off when we are given tasks, make us feel intimidated and insignificant but let us not see poor reflections of ourselves when we look in the mirror.
Our second reading talks about we edifying ourselves and others with what comes out of us. Instead of looking down on people we should have love, patience, kindness and not envy, boastfulness, pride. Love keeps no record of wrong, it protects gives and hope.
Today GOD says before he formed us he knew us. Let’s rise in our spirit and know GOD loves us. To him be glory forever and ever.
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