The Will of God
September 20, 2022 at 4:22 p.m.
In the Second Reading for this Sunday Paul says it is the will of God that every human being be saved. But it is part of Christian doctrine that not all of us are saved. Not all people go to heaven when they die. How could it be that an omnipotent God wills something, and it doesn’t happen? This is because God gives us free will. All people have the free will to be united with God and to choose heaven, and God offers the grace necessary for the union. But if the person rejects this grace and refuses God, even God in His omnipotence, can’t will this union into being. So, in rejecting God’s grace, the person rejects union with God.
In the Gospel this Sunday we hear a parable from Jesus. He explains the meaning of the parable at the end of the Gospel saying “No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon.” There are so many things that are competing for our attention like the greedy pursuit of riches, and pleasures and comforts of earthly desires. If we let ourselves become trapped in sinful behaviors, then our focus is not on God. We cannot serve two masters on this earth; we need to choose. God’s desire is that we would choose Him. And when we do, our reward will be eternity. So, choose God!
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In the Second Reading for this Sunday Paul says it is the will of God that every human being be saved. But it is part of Christian doctrine that not all of us are saved. Not all people go to heaven when they die. How could it be that an omnipotent God wills something, and it doesn’t happen? This is because God gives us free will. All people have the free will to be united with God and to choose heaven, and God offers the grace necessary for the union. But if the person rejects this grace and refuses God, even God in His omnipotence, can’t will this union into being. So, in rejecting God’s grace, the person rejects union with God.
In the Gospel this Sunday we hear a parable from Jesus. He explains the meaning of the parable at the end of the Gospel saying “No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon.” There are so many things that are competing for our attention like the greedy pursuit of riches, and pleasures and comforts of earthly desires. If we let ourselves become trapped in sinful behaviors, then our focus is not on God. We cannot serve two masters on this earth; we need to choose. God’s desire is that we would choose Him. And when we do, our reward will be eternity. So, choose God!