Arulvakku

31.12.2017 EVERYTHING BELONGS TO GOD

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 2:22-40

Everything came from God and since everything belongs to God, it was the belief of the biblical people that everything should go back to God. This was not only at the end of times but also during their existence, here on earth, everything belongs to God and they should be offered to God. This belief was the basis of the theory of sacrifice of God. They also offered substitutive sacrifices to preserve certain things or let certain things to continue to exist.

Anna was considered a prophetess and her prophecy is included in the scriptures. Scriptures give importance to her because she was also waiting for the arrival of the Messiah. She was also observant of the laws and spent her time in prayer and fasting. Her prophecy was to thank God and speak about the child. Yes the prophet or the prophecy should always acknowledge God and his activities in the world and then also acknowledge the presence of God in what is happening in the world at his/her times. Acknowledgement of God’s existence and God’s presence in the world at one’s own time compels one to prophecy.

படைப்பனைத்தும் இறைவனிடமிருந்து வருகின்றன. இறைவனைச் சென்றடைய வேண்டும். இதுதான் விவிலிய நம்பிக்கை. எனவே அனைத்தும் இறைவனுக்குச் சொந்தமானவை. இறைவனுக்கு அர்ப்பணிக்கப்பட வேண்டியவை. இறைவாக்கு கூறுவது என்பது இறைவனை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுதல் இறைபிரசன்னத்தை அறிக்கையிடுதல் இறைப்பiணியை முன்வைத்து செயல்படுதல்.