Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 10:17-24

The seventy two returned. Not even one was lost. They were happy and rejoicing because they found fulfilment in their ministry. Their mission was successful. They were not happy because they founded a church or they had their own followers or they were rewarded for their works or they did not bring back their earning etc. They were rejoicing because of the name (of Jesus) and the success because of the name.

Jesus replied them and confirmed their experience by saying that evil have no power over them. Because their power was in the name of Jesus. Jesus name was so powerful that evil would not harm them. Added reason for their rejoicing was their name was written in heaven. They rejoiced because of the name of Jesus and Jesus told them to rejoice because of their own names written in heaven.

சீடர்கள் இயேசுவின் பெயரில் மகிழ்ச்சி கண்டார்கள்> அந்த பெயரின் சக்தியில் மகிழ்ச்சி கண்டார்கள். இயேசுவின் பெயர் தீமையின்மேல் சக்தி கொண்டிருந்தது. பெயரின் வல்லமையை அவர்கள் கண்டார்கள். இயேசு அதற்கு மாறாக அவர்களுடைய பெயர்கள் விண்ணகத்தில் எழுதப்பட்டிருக்கின்றன என்பதே மகிழ்ச்சிக்கு காரணமாக இருக்கவேண்டும் என்று கூறுகிறார்.

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 10:13-16

Any refusal to the invitation by the disciples would bring the people to disaster. The disaster is going in the opposite direction from God. This would mean throwing themselves into the hands of the pagan power. This would be worse than the sufferings faced by the wicked cities of the Old Testament.

It would be more tolerable for the pagan towns because they were not given such chances and if they were given those chances they would have repented. Repentance is part of the message of the kingdom of God.

சீடர்களின் அழைப்பை ஏற்காத மக்கள் ஆபத்தை சந்திப்பர். ஆபத்து என்பது கடவுளின் எதிர்புரத்தில் செல்லுதல். புpற இனத்தாரைப்போல் ஆதலாகும்.