Homily For The 12th Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B.

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Job 38: 1. 8-11; Psalm 107:23-31; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41.

“AUTHORITY OVER THE STORMS OF LIFE!”

By: Rev. Fr. Charles Onyeka Ezejide.

-       There is hardly anyone who lives in the world without challenges. Challenges have become part of our human existence. The problem is not having challenges, the problem is what we do in the face of those challenges.

-       Today on this 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year B, we reflect on the goodness of God in our lives. Storms may come, and the whirlwind may range around us but God is still God, hence, he will never allow the storms of life to engulf us.

-       In the first reading (Job 38: 1. 8-11), the Lord spoke to Job out of the whirlwind. God had to remind us of where Job was coming from. The story of Job is one story many of us are familiar with. Job was a man who loved God and had served God faithfully until he was tested by Satan to ascertain his faithfulness to God.

-       Job lost everything but he did not lose his faith in God. In the storms of life that Job was going through, he lost family, lost possessions, lost friends but he still vehemently held on to this God. Job knew that with faith in God, the storms of life would only last for a while and God would restore all that was lost and make all things beautiful again.

-       Job waited on God and God did not disappoint him. It looked like God was delaying, it looked like God did not care, it looked like God was powerless in the face of these challenges, it looked like God had turned his back on him and when God stepped into the storm everywhere became calm again. 

-       In the gospel reading (Mark 4:35-41), God demonstrates that he is still in the business of calming storms. He is that God whom even the wind and the sea obeys. The storm was tossing the disciples of Jesus about while Jesus was in the boat. They remembered that the Lord was there, and they beckoned on him, and the Lord commanded the storm, “Peace, be still.”

-       Dearly beloved, there are a lot of lessons to learn today. Closeness to God does not take away the storms of life, but it makes calming the storm possible. The disciples were lucky because the Lord was in the boat. We must therefore bring the Lord into our boats of life.

-       Waking the Lord up in the boat means prayer. A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian. For a Christian, a day without prayer is a day without power. God may not interfere in the affairs of men unless he is called upon. He was called upon in prayers and he answered.

-       Whatever we are currently going through now, there is no option of giving up or losing hope. Have you called the Lord in prayer? Have you woken the Lord up to remind him of his promises over your life?

-      Are the storms of life, threatening to engulf you? Turn to Jesus today and invite him to speak to that problem. Invite him to walk on the waters of your life and bring peace. Invite him to speak calmness and serenity into your life.

-       Friends in Christ, there is nothing the Lord cannot do for our sake. If God was prepared to sacrifice his only begotten son for our salvation, how much more are small problems or challenges we are going through? Trust God and call on him today. No matter what the problem is, God is always faithful.

-       St. Paul in the second reading (2 Corinthians 5:14-17), tells us that the love of Christ urges us on. The Love of God is so powerful that God cannot abandon us. If he died for our sake, it means that the prize for our sickness, pain, oppression, hunger, etc has been paid for.

-       All we need do is to continue to worship God in spirit and truth. We must continue to do our part while God does his part. For those who remain faithful to the end like Job, it will end in praise, and we will sing like the Psalmist, “O give thanks to the Lord for he is good; for his mercy endures forever.” (Ps. 107:1).

-       Happy Sunday!!!

 

 

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