Tuesday, September 17, 2013
The Importance of Faith
Dear Friends,
A reading from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Galatians (5:1-12):
For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.
It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Once again I declare to every man who has himself circumcised that he is bound to observe the entire law. You are separated from Christ, you who are trying to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. For through the Spirit, by faith, we await the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
You were running well; who hindered you from following the truth? That enticement does not come from the one who called you. A little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough. I am confident of you in the Lord that you will not take a different view, and that the one who is troubling you will bear the condemnation, whoever he may be.
As for me, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case, the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished. Would that those who are upsetting you might also castrate themselves!
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I can finally write a new message today after over a week of silence. The problem I had was that my computer gave up and would not act any more. I had an expert who worked and fixed what was wrong and today it is working. How long will it work, that is another problem. I thank the Lord for all those who have sent donations and please note that I still need some more. I just have to change all the tires on my van and to adjust a number of things. It will cost about $800 to have all this done and I need to have it done within one week. I thank you for your great generosity.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words:
“I want all of you to ask Me daily for an increase of faith, especially you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who have faith in Me. You need strong faith that can withstand all kinds of problems. Those who have only a little faith will lose everything when they face a trial. Instead of calling on Me for help, they blame Me for the trouble they have. A woman blamed Me for the death of her son in a car accident. He was a passenger in a car and the driver was drunk. He should never have been at the wheel. He was the cause of the accident and behind him was Satan. How could she blame Me for the death of her son? That is what she did and she stopped going to church for nearly twenty years.
“One day she met a priest and asked him for prayers, because she was sick. He asked her if she was going to church. She said no. He asked her why she had stopped going to church. She told him the reason was that God had killed her son. The priest asked her to explain how her son had died. After explaining to him what had happened, the priest told her that she had blamed the wrong one. She should not have blamed God for killing her son, but she should have blamed the devil. At this she cried and asked pardon for what she had done, and she started going back to church with great faith. I never do anything wrong but I am always there ready to help the person who is going through a hard time. Remain with Me with great faith and you will find the peace and joy you need. I love you all.”
Father Melvin