Bible
Study: Revelations 4, 1 to 11 and Luke 19, 11 to 28.
The key to
understanding today’s Gospel passage lies in its introduction by Luke: “Jesus
proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they
supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.”
In other
words, the purpose of the parable is to show that the kingdom of God, otherwise
known as the end of the world or the second coming of Christ is something that
will NOT happen very soon. Just as we noted on Sunday, our concern should not
be to speculate when the world would end and we would do ourselves a disservice
by becoming idle all in the name of waiting for the end of the world.
In the
parable, ten servants were given ten coins. Each servant had a coin and the
master told them to trade with these coins till his return. One of them decided
not to do anything. This particular servant represents those who hide their
talents, those who would rather prefer to remain idle and do nothing all because
of their anticipation for the end of the world.
Dear
friends, let us get busy with our lives and our talents while we wait for the
end of the world. Yes, the world will surely end. But in the meantime, make use
of what you have. Use your talents, opportunities and life circumstances to
spread the word of God. Increase the faith among fellow believers. Whenever God
so decides to call you, let it be that you can render an account of how you
used your life, your gifts and talents to win souls for him.
As we look
forward to sharing in the heavenly worship as described by John in today’s
first reading, let us not give up our faith and hope. Let us never get into
despair or assume that God does not care for us anymore. Like the master who
travelled leaving the servants behind with his talents, life on earth may
sometimes seem as if God is absent but the truth is that He is always present.
He sees everything we do with our lives every moment. Just trust him and carry on.
Let us Pray: Lord Jesus, help me to make the best use of my little time
here. Amen.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have
Faith. It is well with you. God bless you.
Fr. Abu
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