Before you read on, please read carefully Luke 12:35-48:
"Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning,and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?"And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. But if that servant says to himself, "My master is delayed in coming," and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating. But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
How many of us live in a way that shows we are expecting our Master to return soon? Or are we living as if we know when He is returning (or when our death is)? If we honestly lived like Jesus was returning soon, be it 5 years, 2 years, 36 days etc., how would our life on earth look different to the ones around you? Why would our lives look different then, when Jesus teaches us in this text to live expecting Him? I myself am challenged with this text. What would my life look like if I knew Jesus was coming in the near future? What would I spend my time doing? What relationships would I invest more time in? What things wouldn't I be doing? There are so many distractions in this life that seem important because we live here. But remember this is not our home. Our purpose here isn't to build bigger storehouses to fill with our things (Luke 12:16-21), to fulfill a bucket list, or to be entertained with all the world has to offer. Of course, I don't mean to spend every waking minute reading your Bible while neglecting the things God has given you stewardship over- but really, what are wasting your time doing that is keeping you from being dressed and ready for the Master to return?
Something to think about...
~Leanne~
Something to think about...
~Leanne~
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