Red Letters Day 24 Luke 12:35-59

What would you do if you knew a thief was coming to your home today? I hope you will prepare!

Be Ready to open the door 

 

• Be Ready for service and keep your lamps lit 

• You are to be like people waiting for the master to return from the wedding banquet so that when he comes and knocks on the door they can open 

• Blessed are those whom the master finds alert when he comes 

• He will get ready to recline and serve them 

• If he comes in the middle of the night or near dawn and he finds them alert blessed are those who are alert 

• If the homeowner knew the thief was coming he would not let his house be broken into 

• You must also be ready because you do not know when the  Son of man is coming when you least expect him 

Be faithful 

• The master put faithful managers in charge of his household 

• Blessed is the servant who is found doing his job when the Master returns 

• He will put him in charge of all his possessions 

• But the servant who says my master is delaying his coming and begins to beat his servants  eats and gets drunk when the master comes on that unexpected he hew will cut him into pieces and assign him to a place with the unfaithful 

• The servant who knows that his master will and does not do it will be severely punished 

• The servant who didn't know and did what deserved punishment will receive a light beating 

• For everyone who has given much, much will be required and from the one who has been entrusted with much even more will be expected 

• Jesus says he came to bring fire on the earth (judgment -what does fire do REFINE 

• I wish it were already here to set it ablaze 

• BUT I have  a baptism (the crucifixion and resurrection)

• How it consumes me  until IT IS FINISHED the mission would be complete 

• Do you think I come to bring peace? Peace with God those who choose to be his disciples

• Unbelievers remain at odds with God and His requirements 

 

• He would bring division in households and families 

• Division over the gospel of Christ in some families split them down the middle 

• The Spiritual family is more important the family bloodline Holman commentary 

• They could interpret the weather but not the present time they refused to see Jesus as the Messiah

Be Reconciled

• He compares it to a legal dispute reconciles to God  before you get to the court of final judgment when the Gravel is down it is done 

• Settle the account before it is too late

If Jesus were to come today will you be found ready, and in faith? 

Have you been reconciled to Christ through this finished work at the cross?

 

The chew 

Be Alert for you don’t know when your Master will return. Don’t Delay the Master is on his way 

 

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