Paul Wilson (21
Feb 2011)
"todays christian wisdom is
interesting"
I get these email with christian wisdom and
bible readings and todays had this:
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes
tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So
also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the
very gates. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until
all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but
my words will not pass away.
The Necessity for Watchfulness
But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven,
nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will
be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood
they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until
the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood
came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of
Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be
left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and
one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day
your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner of the house had
known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have
stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore
you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected
hour.
The Faithful or the Unfaithful Slave
Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom his master has put in
charge of his household, to give the other slaves their allowance of
food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master will
find at work when he arrives. Truly I tell you, he will put that one in
charge of all his possessions. But if that wicked slave says to
himself, My master is delayed, and he begins to beat his fellow slaves,
and eats and drinks with drunkards, the master of that slave will come
on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not
know. He will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites, where
there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 24:32-51