Monday, January 28, 2013

Lord's commands

“Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak. 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. You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?” 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?    It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns.    Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 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.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.“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. 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. (Luke 12:35-48 NIV)

The Lord tells us to be ready for service and keep our lamps burning. The verse really tells us to prepare for the next coming of Christ. Keep the fire burning for Christ. When Christ comes, we must be ready to open the door for Him and welcome Him. However, He says, do not anticipate his return but be as prepared as you can. Even if He returns in the night, receive Him in the night! No one will know the date or day of the coming of Christ, but be ever prepared for His coming.

Prepare by building a strong relationship with Him! Read you bible, pray everyday... Talk to the Holy Spirit everyday ... Serve His kingdom and build His kingdom!

Then Peter continues to ask if this parable is for everyone or just for them!

Then The Lord says that if you are out as the head servant, you will be also assigned to be responsible for His possessions. And you would also lead other servants. And what you do with that power, whether you are going to abuse it or to use it for good is completely up to you and there are consequences to each.
God is actually talking about His kingdom, the leaders in His kingdom should do His work and expand His kingdom, while taking care of the other servants. If you are faithful, you would be rewarded in the second coming of Christ.
And The Lord said, if you are given more, more is expected.

Which is so true. If you are a knowledgable and wise person, God gave you the knowledge and wisdom for a purpose, for you to use it for good and to do more with it. If you are given wealth, you are to share with others and lift others from financial suffering. If you have anything that is a blessing from God, use then blessing for Good. Please, if you are given a blessing and do nothing with it, it would be taken away from you. But if u do more with it, more is given.

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