Applications 1. As citizens of the coming kingdom of God, our lifestyle must reflect restoration and renewal, not worldliness and sin. 2. While our hearts may find it difficult, our actions should nevertheless demonstrate love without hypocrisy, especially towards our enemies. 3. In a world which constantly pressures us to tolerate or even approve of evil, God commands us to hate and keep away from these things. 4. We need to seek opportunities to humbly give honor and preference to others. 5. Ask yourself: is my Christian service characterized by diligence and passionate fervor? Or do my works suggest apathy and a lack of appreciation for the sacrifice of Jesus? 6. We are called to figure out what the saints need and to selflessly contribute to them. 7. The Christian response to persecution is to speak well of our opponents. Cursing language is unchristlike and forbidden by God. 8. As Christ sought to lower himself in order to serve others, we should likewise refuse to think we are above living as servants.
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No doubt about it, Jesus’ parable in verses 1-9 of the Gospel is a bit of a head-scratcher even for pastors and Bible commentators, so don’t feel bad if its meaning isn’t immediately clear to you. What is clear from the readings as a whole is that our money and possessions have a unique ability to derail us spiritually. They can make us callous to the needs of the poor, as they did in Amos’ day, or even cause us to abandon our scruples entirely and walk away from God. On the other hand, money and possessions can also be put to good and God-pleasing use, affecting not only this life but also the Life to come. How accurately do your finances reflect your spiritual values? In what areas is there room for growth? These are challenging questions, to be sure. God help us as we wrestle with Your Word!
Churches around the world are recognizing this coming Sunday as St. Michael and All Angels Sunday. The readings will be as follows: Psalm 91; Daniel 10:10-14; 12:1-3; Revelation 12:7-12; Luke 10:17-20. In each of the readings we hear about battles taking place between good and bad angels in the heavenly realms. Such references to spiritual warfare in the Bible can seem at best irrelevant, or worse, pure fantasy in our science-driven, seeing-is-believing culture. Yet the Bible reminds us not only that good and evil angels are real, but that their activity is closely tied to and influential on our history! God wants us not only to acknowledge angels as important actors in human history but also to appreciate them as gifts of God for our protection and comfort. “Let your holy angels be with us, that the evil foe may have no power over us. Amen.”
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