Much Will Be Demanded

 

 

 Lk 12:39-48

 Be Ready

³⁹ But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁰ You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

⁴¹ Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?”

⁴² The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? ⁴³ It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. ⁴⁴ Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. ⁴⁵ But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. ⁴⁶ The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

⁴⁷ “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows. ⁴⁸ But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

Jesus warns us to be on the alert, to be ready for his arrival at a time known only to him.  We get so taken up with our "important daily tasks" that we forget that our time is not really our own,but is on loan to us from God. He guides our day, our way; we are not "in charge" as we would like to believe. Our day should begin with a prayer along these lines: "Dear God, thank you for this new day and a chance to live your will and carry out the tasks YOU have planned for me. Direct this day according to your will and help me to carry it out with generosity and trust. Amen,"

Bro. Rene

Dear God, thank you for another day to serve you according to your will, not mine. Amen.