How much do we really love God? Do we have genuine love for God and for others, or are we doing things just for show and to seek approval and be accepted? Some of us may have become so accustomed to the ways of the world, that we seek more and more approval from others around us, instead of doing what is right in God's eyes.
This is why, in today's Gospel, Jesus admonishes us: "As for human approval, this means nothing to me. Besides, I know you too well: you have no love of God in you. I have come in the name of my Father and you refuse to accept me; if someone else comes in his own name you will accept him. How can you believe, since you look to one another for approval and are not concerned with the approval that comes from the one God?" Have we become so attuned to winning approval among people here on earth, approval which would not last and would be lost? Are we risking our eternal future, just for the sake of experiencing temporary gratification and happiness? May we come to realise our folly, and change our lives before it is too late.
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