Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 12:32-48

The followers are assured of the gift. They are going to receive the kingdom. The evil is overcome. The battle is won. However there is no time to sit and relax. The followers must be ready to enter the kingdom. The expectation of the moment is like the return of the master. It could be any moment: second watch (9pm to 12 midnight); third watch (12 midnight to 3 am).

Being vigilant is the only thing the followers will have to be practicing (all the rest they are okay). Peter’s question poses a nice point and the answer of Jesus seems to be a yes. This passage speaks of a responsibility. This responsibility is for the leaders, pastors, and teachers. When the master comes will he find them busy at their work or talking their ease and abusing the house hold?

சீடர்களுக்கு இறையாட்சியை கொடுப்பதற்கு தந்தை விரும்புகிறார். ஆனால் சீடர்கள் இந்த நற்செய்தியானது அதன் மகிழ்ச்சியினால் உண்டு குடித்து மகிழ்வதற்கன்று@ மாறாக தலைவரின் வருகைக்காக விழிப்புடன் இருப்பதற்கே.

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 9:28b-36

Moses and Elijah were talking to Jesus and they were talking about the exodus. Moses and Elijah were the founders of the Yahweh religion. Moses was the first one to receive the revelation of the one true God: YAHWEH. Elijah was the first prophet who brought the people back to Yahweh religion when they strayed away.

Jesus joined the company of the propagators of the belief in one true God. Like Moses and like Elijah, Jesus was aware of his mission. His mission was like that of Moses and Elijah and it was the mission of Exodus and it had to begin in Jerusalem. This experience gave him clarity about his mission.

மோசே> உண்மை கடவுள் ஒருவரே என்ற வெளிப்பாட்டை மக்கள் அறியச் செய்தவர். மக்கள் வழிதவறி சென்ற போது அவர்களை உண்மை கடவுளிடம் கொண்டுவந்தவர். இவர்கள் இயேசுவிடம் உண்மை கடவுளின் பணியான விடுதலைப் பணியைப்பற்றிப் பேசுகிறார்கள்.