Month: October 2015 (Page 6 of 10)

Why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?  If you are to go with your opponent before a magistrate, make an effort to settle the matter on the way; otherwise your opponent will turn you over to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the constable, and the constable throw you into prison.  I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.  (Luke 12:57-59 New American Bible translation)

The words “on the way” grabbed my attention here because I pictured the path of our journey.  We all have our demons (opponent) and I feel Jesus is telling us to use our journey here on earth to rid ourselves of our demons.  That we will not be released (truly happy)  until we have paid the last penny (until we have put in the work).  How do we do that?

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He also said to the crowds, “When you see [a] cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain – and so it does; and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the south you say that it is going to be hot – and so it is.  You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time? (Luke 12:54-56 New American Bible translation)

It’s amazing to me how the Lord speaks to us through scripture – if only we would take the time to LISTEN!  This one took me a while – lectio divina is like that – you need TIME and PATIENCE.  Maybe that should be something you pray for before reading scripture.  I must have read this short passage ten times before getting the message.  On the surface it seems simple but there is so much more to scripture than what’s on the surface. Continue reading