Daily Word Of God
Matthew 11:20-24
Jesus began to reproach the towns in which most of his miracles had been worked, because they refused to repent.
‘Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. And still, I tell you that it will not go as hard on Judgement day with Tyre and Sidon as with you.
‘And as for you, Capernaum, did you want to be exalted as high as heaven? You shall be thrown down to hell. For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been standing yet. And still, I tell you that it will not go as hard with the land of Sodom on Judgement day as with you.’
Today's Pointers on God's Word
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?
- If Jesus were to visit our world today and see the way we live our lives, what would He say to us? Would He issue a similar Chorazin and Bethsaida warning to us?
- Many people, including the people we know, have heard the Good News that Jesus proclaims. Yet, for one reason or another, their response remains indifferent, disinterested and worse still, negative.
- Pray to the Lord for the graces we need to be His “light” to draw others to Him and His “inspiration” to excite others to love Him and His Truth.