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Sunday, December 2. 2018

From today's Lectionary: There will be signs...


Luke 21:25-36


21:25 "There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves.


21:26 People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.


21:27 Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory.


21:28 Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."


21:29 Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees;


21:30 as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near.


21:31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.


21:32 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place.


21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.


21:34 "Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly,


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An echo of Isaiah 7:11 "Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above."

Whenever I ask the Lord for a sign, all he ever shows me is either "Stop" or "Watch Your Step." I guess that's what I need.
#1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2018-12-02 07:53 (Reply)
Funny, I guess each of us gets the message he needs. My own conscience or caution or laziness is always telling me "stop" or "watch your step." What He usually is telling me is "Get off your butt" and "take a risk." I've always liked that medieval saying "Let us take the adventure that God sends us," even though it goes right against my grain.
#1.1 Texan99 on 2018-12-02 09:40 (Reply)
The part of this passage that really speaks to me time and time again is the juxtaposition of "the worries of this life" with "dissipation and drunkenness." The latter of these two is no problem at all, and I can usually avoid dissipation, as God has chosen to limit my means, but allowing "the worries of this life" to weigh down my heart and control my mind is something I too easily do. My focus and my priorities are skewed because of the temporal.
#2 SCReader on 2018-12-02 15:16 (Reply)
That was the answer Jesus gave to his disciples when they asked him when would the temple be destroyed, when would be the end of the age, and when would Jesus come; and what would be the sign of those coming things? See Matthew 24 for a parallel passage. Note that Jesus was talking directly to his disciples, not to us today. If we can better understand what his answer meant to his disciples, at that time, in their world, then it will have broader meaning for our lives today.
#3 sal on 2018-12-02 23:55 (Reply)

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