‘If you wish to anoint me king over you in good faith,
come and take refuge in my shadow.
Otherwise, let fire come from the buck thorn and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
-Judges 9:6-15
Jesus told his disciples this parable:
“The Kingdom of heaven is like a landowner
who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.
After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage,
he sent them into his vineyard.
Going out about nine o’clock,
he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
and he said to them, ‘You too go into my vineyard,
and I will give you what is just.’
So they went off.
And he went out again around noon,
and around three o’clock, and did likewise.
Going out about five o’clock,
he found others standing around, and said to them,
‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’
They answered, ‘Because no one has hired us.’
He said to them, ‘You too go into my vineyard.’
When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman,
‘Summon the laborers and give them their pay,
beginning with the last and ending with the first.’
When those who had started about five o’clock came,
each received the usual daily wage.
So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more,
but each of them also got the usual wage.
And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner, saying,
‘These last ones worked only one hour,
and you have made them equal to us,
who bore the day’s burden and the heat.’
He said to one of them in reply,
‘My friend, I am not cheating you.
Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?
Take what is yours and go.
What if I wish to give this last one the same as you?
Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money?
Are you envious because I am generous?’
Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last.”- Mathew 20:1-16
Our Lord is the king of our life and is reigning in our hearts. WHY HAVE WE MADE JESUS OUR KING? WHAT IS OUR BASIS AND AIM? Is it for some benefits or a status or to justify our actions or out of sincere Love?
If it is the pure and sincere love to our saviour that we follow Him,then there wont be questions in our life to others..but we will be only satisfied in His voice. There wont be episodes of justifications for our actions because we wont be able to compromise anything for His love.There wont be stubbornness or unsatisfactions or rushes to daily work or to stand for Him because we will be perfectly used by Him in His mission according to His plans. We become the change,transforming and living ,following Christ,who lives for accomplishing Gods will- the christian in heart full in grace hope and faith.
But if our basis is not love..we rarely will transform as Christian in heart..ending in so called practicing christian. We will work day long or life long for God,doing this and that to satisfy us that we are doing something for God. But left aimless or unsatisfied or complaining like the workers comparing others..because we fail to renew ourselves or change ourselves or submit for God to use us. As pope said"evangilisation is a consequence not a programme".
The change should start from within us. Feeding and nourishing on Gods words..every moment in awareness that God is our authority(prayer),talking to Him and doing everything in submission to His plan. Living in Christ-likeness. This is the fuel to blaze the fire in us forever if this fuel is not there at first the fire will be large but later the worlds pressure turns it to coal. It is this change that mold us to reflect in ourselves,our relations,society,works..
Lets reflect our inner minds. Find and nurture true love for God in us realizing the depth of His love for us..and do everything in His love for His glory in His will..empowering Lord as king with a sincere heart.
Prayer
Thank you Lord for your amazing love. Help us to realize the depths of Your love, grow and transform ourselves in your love; ever growing in your love by flowing it to others. We will be satisfied only when your love fills us and when we live for'thy will be done"
Amen.
come and take refuge in my shadow.
Otherwise, let fire come from the buck thorn and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
-Judges 9:6-15
Jesus told his disciples this parable:
“The Kingdom of heaven is like a landowner
who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.
After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage,
he sent them into his vineyard.
Going out about nine o’clock,
he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
and he said to them, ‘You too go into my vineyard,
and I will give you what is just.’
So they went off.
And he went out again around noon,
and around three o’clock, and did likewise.
Going out about five o’clock,
he found others standing around, and said to them,
‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’
They answered, ‘Because no one has hired us.’
He said to them, ‘You too go into my vineyard.’
When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman,
‘Summon the laborers and give them their pay,
beginning with the last and ending with the first.’
When those who had started about five o’clock came,
each received the usual daily wage.
So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more,
but each of them also got the usual wage.
And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner, saying,
‘These last ones worked only one hour,
and you have made them equal to us,
who bore the day’s burden and the heat.’
He said to one of them in reply,
‘My friend, I am not cheating you.
Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?
Take what is yours and go.
What if I wish to give this last one the same as you?
Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money?
Are you envious because I am generous?’
Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last.”- Mathew 20:1-16
Our Lord is the king of our life and is reigning in our hearts. WHY HAVE WE MADE JESUS OUR KING? WHAT IS OUR BASIS AND AIM? Is it for some benefits or a status or to justify our actions or out of sincere Love?
If it is the pure and sincere love to our saviour that we follow Him,then there wont be questions in our life to others..but we will be only satisfied in His voice. There wont be episodes of justifications for our actions because we wont be able to compromise anything for His love.There wont be stubbornness or unsatisfactions or rushes to daily work or to stand for Him because we will be perfectly used by Him in His mission according to His plans. We become the change,transforming and living ,following Christ,who lives for accomplishing Gods will- the christian in heart full in grace hope and faith.
But if our basis is not love..we rarely will transform as Christian in heart..ending in so called practicing christian. We will work day long or life long for God,doing this and that to satisfy us that we are doing something for God. But left aimless or unsatisfied or complaining like the workers comparing others..because we fail to renew ourselves or change ourselves or submit for God to use us. As pope said"evangilisation is a consequence not a programme".
The change should start from within us. Feeding and nourishing on Gods words..every moment in awareness that God is our authority(prayer),talking to Him and doing everything in submission to His plan. Living in Christ-likeness. This is the fuel to blaze the fire in us forever if this fuel is not there at first the fire will be large but later the worlds pressure turns it to coal. It is this change that mold us to reflect in ourselves,our relations,society,works..
Lets reflect our inner minds. Find and nurture true love for God in us realizing the depth of His love for us..and do everything in His love for His glory in His will..empowering Lord as king with a sincere heart.
Prayer
Thank you Lord for your amazing love. Help us to realize the depths of Your love, grow and transform ourselves in your love; ever growing in your love by flowing it to others. We will be satisfied only when your love fills us and when we live for'thy will be done"
Amen.
