Saturday July 5, 2025

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“May God give to you
of the dew of the heavens
And of the fertility of the earth
abundance of grain and wine….
Cursed be those who curse you,
and blessed be those who bless you.”
(From today’s first reading)

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Good News Reflection for:

Saturday of the 13th Week of Ordinary Time
July 5, 2025

Today’s Readings:

Genesis 27:1-5, 15-29
Psalm 135: 1-6
Matthew 9:14-17
bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070525.cfm
Podcast:
bible.usccb.org/podcasts/audio/daily-mass-reading-podcast-july-5-2025

Your Divine Daddy wants to bless you abundantly

Guess what! Your Divine Daddy wants to give you his blessing. A blessing that will stay with you for the rest of your life. A blessing that will carry you into the bliss of Heaven. A blessing that will make a difference today and every time you return to Abba-Father during prayer.

In the Old Testament, we read about the great patriarchs of the faith giving a father’s blessing to the eldest son before dying. This was a reflection of God the Father. They believed that the father of the home was directly connected to God the Father. Therefore, whatever blessing the father chose to give to his offspring (usually the first-born son) came with the authority of God. This is why Jacob stole the blessing from his twin, Esau, and why Esau was so upset by the trickery (read that story in Genesis 27). They knew that the blessing was not a wish; it was a guaranteed plan for the future, an inheritance received from the hand of God.

You are a much-loved adopted child of God. With your adoption, you have inherited all that belongs to him. Generously! Abundantly! But what does this mean? In our human experiences, someone has to die before we receive our inheritance. Since Abba-Father is eternal, how does our divine inheritance come to us? Do we have to die? Do we have to wait until we reach Heaven before we can receive it?

Our inheritance looks like this: God has made available to us eternal life and every blessing under the heavens and in Heaven. (See Genesis 49:25, Ephesians 1:3, and Malachi 3:10.)

Jesus often said, “The Kingdom of God is at hand.” We can correctly interpret that to include: “The full inheritance of God is at hand.” Note that Jesus did not say: “When you die, if you believe in Me you will enter the Kingdom of God and then you will receive your inheritance.”

He did say, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live forever” (see John 11:25-26). This is the greatest blessing of all. But we need every blessing under the heavens now. Today. Right? Don’t you wish you could have Heaven on Earth this day and every day? Isn’t that what you’re asking for when you ask for God’s intervention in the problems of this world?

The good news is: Your inheritance is available to you right now. Abba-Father desires to give it to you today and every day of your earthly life — as long as you are still following Jesus and doing your best to be the saint that your baptism re-created you to be.

Blessings come to us all the time. Every breath and each heartbeat is a blessing of life. We are blessed whenever we see, do, hear, or feel something that comes from the heart of our Divine Daddy. Thus, we’re even blessed in situations that feel like curses, because he is with us, guiding us through it!

To grow stronger in our relationship with the Father, we need to become more aware of our inheritance. We need to look for the blessings he wants to give us.

Note: This was an excerpt from my book The Father’s Heart. Get your life-changing copy @ tothefathersheart.com.

© 2025 by Terry A. Modica

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