Jesus goes on to say " . . . for everyone whom much is given, from him much will be required . . . " (Luke 12:48)
I just typed Jesus' words on my Mac ~
. . . to whom much is given . . .
And you just read them likely on an iPhone, iPad, desktop, laptop, or Notebook ~
. . . much will be required . . .
I just wrote . . . somewhere, someone in my past used the necessary skills and resources to teach me to write ~
. . . to whom much is given . . .
And you read . . . somewhere, someone in your past used the necessary skills and resources to teach you to read ~
. . . much will be required . . .
As I write, these words do not swim in a foggy haze as I fight dehydration and malnutrition ~
. . . to whom much is given . . .
And you read words without your body wasting away due to basic needs unmet ~
. . . much will be required . . .
I wrote the words of the revolutionary force named Jesus and I do not fear my freedom or my life will be robbed from me for preaching His words (not yet, at least) ~
. . . to whom much is given . . .
And you read without fear of retaliation from hostile regimes raping you of life and liberty (not yet, at least) ~
. . . much will be required . . .
I wrote the God Man's words, this Man Jesus, this Savior God spoke these words and I know of Him and live the great privilege of knowing Him. I know His Name, I read His words, everyday. I know the name ~ Jesus. And I say it, pray it, call it, name it, sing it, cry and laugh it a thousand times over, daily. I know the name of Jesus. . . . to whom much is given . . .
And now, so do you. . . . much will be required . . .
In this land, this western world ~ the Giving has been beyond reason.
We have not just been given salvation but we have been given the mean to share this salvation ~ the means to share in ways this spinning globe has surely never seen before.
And yet we so often do not. Instead of sharing with spinning globe, we just go to spin.
We have not just been given salvation but we have been given copious amounts of freedom! Freedom to live openly and loudly like the Jesus freak He calls us to be! We have freedom to garner passport and gallop the globe telling and retelling of His glorious name!
And yet so often we do not. We gobble freedom and globe trot simply for sport, for leisure, our leisure.
You have much. I have much. And much will be required. Please do not allow your mind to churn with a thousand excuses, "Yes, but if you understood my Mother . . . " or "Yes, but my finances . . . " truthfully, in America, this excuse should make us ill, or, "My husband, or my boss, or my children . . . " or, "If you just understood my childhood . . . ".
Please, let's not.
You have been given much. I have been given much. We were given salvation and even if that was all, it would be exceedingly far more then enough. However, He continued to give to us and He gave the means, the resources, the skill, the freedom, the time and He gave us His Spirit. Done.
One final note on this parable Jesus spoke ~ a few things are very apparent; He will return, some servants will be found faithful and some servants will be found partying (aka caring, promoting and living for self). We also know that we DO NOT know the time of His return and Jesus asks us to be ready, to be steadfast and sober-minded. Ready.
Question ~ when He unexpectedly returns, how do you want Him to find you?
Drinking that? Eating that? in that quantity? Wearing that? Watching that? (Editorial note - TV is a nasty drug of choice that the church would bode well with to trash.) Listening to that? Saying that? Doing that? Spending money on that? Or there? Being there? Or not being there? Thinking that? Reading that? Reading this?
Oh, you are so puritanical! Pharisaical! No, I am not. Trust me. I am not. I am Cali girl, born and bred, I grew up barefoot, driving an old beat-up jeep, surrounded by friends who were high, ALL the TIME! I currently sit and write in cut-off, ripped up jean shorts with the standard issue flip flops to finish off the motif! And oh yes, I am sitting in my closet, yes, literally in my closet. I am not puritanical. I am just reading the words of Jesus tell me that some of those chilling in His house ~ He will name evil. And that is terrifying to me. I am not a pharisee but I am deeply tired of the church allowing death to seep through its doors and windows as it welcomes the world's system to dictate who we are.
Western church, we live on the brink of extinction in many ways and as we read through the earlier questions and answer in truth, we may find the answers as to why.
I just typed Jesus' words on my Mac ~
. . . to whom much is given . . .
And you just read them likely on an iPhone, iPad, desktop, laptop, or Notebook ~
. . . much will be required . . .
I just wrote . . . somewhere, someone in my past used the necessary skills and resources to teach me to write ~
. . . to whom much is given . . .
And you read . . . somewhere, someone in your past used the necessary skills and resources to teach you to read ~
. . . much will be required . . .
As I write, these words do not swim in a foggy haze as I fight dehydration and malnutrition ~
. . . to whom much is given . . .
And you read words without your body wasting away due to basic needs unmet ~
. . . much will be required . . .
I wrote the words of the revolutionary force named Jesus and I do not fear my freedom or my life will be robbed from me for preaching His words (not yet, at least) ~
. . . to whom much is given . . .
And you read without fear of retaliation from hostile regimes raping you of life and liberty (not yet, at least) ~
. . . much will be required . . .
I wrote the God Man's words, this Man Jesus, this Savior God spoke these words and I know of Him and live the great privilege of knowing Him. I know His Name, I read His words, everyday. I know the name ~ Jesus. And I say it, pray it, call it, name it, sing it, cry and laugh it a thousand times over, daily. I know the name of Jesus. . . . to whom much is given . . .
And now, so do you. . . . much will be required . . .
In this land, this western world ~ the Giving has been beyond reason.
We have not just been given salvation but we have been given the mean to share this salvation ~ the means to share in ways this spinning globe has surely never seen before.
And yet we so often do not. Instead of sharing with spinning globe, we just go to spin.
We have not just been given salvation but we have been given copious amounts of freedom! Freedom to live openly and loudly like the Jesus freak He calls us to be! We have freedom to garner passport and gallop the globe telling and retelling of His glorious name!
And yet so often we do not. We gobble freedom and globe trot simply for sport, for leisure, our leisure.
You have much. I have much. And much will be required. Please do not allow your mind to churn with a thousand excuses, "Yes, but if you understood my Mother . . . " or "Yes, but my finances . . . " truthfully, in America, this excuse should make us ill, or, "My husband, or my boss, or my children . . . " or, "If you just understood my childhood . . . ".
Please, let's not.
You have been given much. I have been given much. We were given salvation and even if that was all, it would be exceedingly far more then enough. However, He continued to give to us and He gave the means, the resources, the skill, the freedom, the time and He gave us His Spirit. Done.
One final note on this parable Jesus spoke ~ a few things are very apparent; He will return, some servants will be found faithful and some servants will be found partying (aka caring, promoting and living for self). We also know that we DO NOT know the time of His return and Jesus asks us to be ready, to be steadfast and sober-minded. Ready.
Question ~ when He unexpectedly returns, how do you want Him to find you?
Drinking that? Eating that? in that quantity? Wearing that? Watching that? (Editorial note - TV is a nasty drug of choice that the church would bode well with to trash.) Listening to that? Saying that? Doing that? Spending money on that? Or there? Being there? Or not being there? Thinking that? Reading that? Reading this?
Oh, you are so puritanical! Pharisaical! No, I am not. Trust me. I am not. I am Cali girl, born and bred, I grew up barefoot, driving an old beat-up jeep, surrounded by friends who were high, ALL the TIME! I currently sit and write in cut-off, ripped up jean shorts with the standard issue flip flops to finish off the motif! And oh yes, I am sitting in my closet, yes, literally in my closet. I am not puritanical. I am just reading the words of Jesus tell me that some of those chilling in His house ~ He will name evil. And that is terrifying to me. I am not a pharisee but I am deeply tired of the church allowing death to seep through its doors and windows as it welcomes the world's system to dictate who we are.
Western church, we live on the brink of extinction in many ways and as we read through the earlier questions and answer in truth, we may find the answers as to why.
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