Bible
Study: Revelations 14, 14
to 19 and Luke 21, 5 to 11.
“And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to
him who sat upon the cloud; ‘Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap
has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.’ So he who sat upon the
cloud swung his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.” Revelation 14, 15
to 16.
Using very graphic images, John in his Revelations, describes the end of
the world in terms of harvest. This is just in line with Jesus himself taught
about judgment day; how the sheep shall be separated from the goats; how those
who have done well will rejoice while some will be sent to a place of crying
and weeping.
In other for us not to get too attached to imagery, we must dwell on the
essence of the message itself – there is nothing that we do that does not have
its repercussion. For every good deed that we do and for every wrong deed that
we do, we shall somehow get to receive a boomerang effect later. The good we do
as well as the evil we do comes back to us.
Just as farmers harvest the crops they plant, we cannot expect to
harvest good in places where we have sown evil. Our life on earth is very
short. It is simply a time of planting for us and it is exactly what we plant,
the way we choose to live and the very choices we make every day that would
determine what the harvest of our lives become.
This day of harvest will definitely be a day of great disturbance,
turmoil and sadness. As Jesus points out in today’s Gospel passage, “Nation
will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be great
earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences; and there will be
terrors and great signs from heaven. But before all this they will lay their
hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and
prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.”
Luke 21, 10 to 12.
As you step out of your room today, let this images dwell in your mind.
Let it affect every choice you make and every decision you take. Before doing
anything at all, ask yourself this question: “On the day of judgment, will I be
proud of what I am about to do, say or think about?” If your answer is: “No”,
then don’t do it.
Let us Pray: Lord Jesus, may my life yield a great harvest. Amen.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith.
It is well with you. God bless you.
Fr. Abu.
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