God through Sirach points out two ways by which we could choose either God or the world. The choice is ours. Here we are advised to act out of true wisdom. This implies that we choose God and gain eternal life.
St.Paul write to the Corinthians community advising them to act through God's wisdom. This wisdom is hidden, but those who are faithful will benefit by observing God's laws and commands revealed through the Spirit.
Jesus tells His disciples to avoid sin. Therefore He demands purity of heart and not mere external observance of the law.
These readings invite us to live a higher form of life avoiding all forms of sin. We are adviced to listen to the Spirit and act through God's wisdom by avoiding sinful thoughts.
We have therefore to start with the mind where thoughts are formed and then turn into action. Though the commandments mean this, they are not precisely stated. Therefore, Jesus had to interpret the commandments. That was why He said that He had come not to abolish the law but to perfect it. It is now up to us to choose between God and the world. If we give in to human wisdom then we are choosing the world, but if we yield into the Spirit and through the Spirit to the wisdom of God, then we choose God and will be rewarded with eternal life.
The author Sirach formulates two ways through which we could act when it comes to living our faith. He says, "He has put before you fire and water; strecth out your hand for which ever you wish. Before man is laid life and death, which ever he chooses will be given to him." God's wisdom is great. He has not commanded anybody to ungodly and neither has he given anyone permission to sin. Therefore, if we are moved by the wisdom of God then we are safe.
Placing all our trust and hope in the wisdom of God rather than on human wisdom is so important. This wisdom of God is hidden but we could discover it with the help of the Spirit. That no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love Him. God reveals these to us through the Spirit for the Spirit searches everything, even the depth of God. Therefore let us be faithful to the Lord and listen to the Spirit, so that the Spirit would guide us.
This wisdom of God and the Spirit is for us to live a life worthy of God. It is not just a matter of trying to be faithful to the commandments to the letter and be satisfied about it.But it should be above that. It is not just a matter of avoiding sinful action, but sin should be eradicated from our very hearts. Sin is not mere only action. It begins in our hearts as thought. Therefore we need to eradicate it at the very place it begins.
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