Thoughts for another day

Dec. 13, 2012.

Today's verse: Mt. 25:19. After a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. (NRSV – copyright acknowledged)

(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

God gives us a long rope.  He leaves us to ourselves to do as we will for He has given us free-will by which we're unique.  No two persons, no matter how close they're to each other or how much they appreciate, adore or love each other are the same.  There're differences, though subtle, in each of them and each person lives a life he wants to live driven by the slant of his will. 

Some men learn to love what's right and do that all their lives, in turn they live good lives, even if in penury and die peacefully; for no matter what you have in your life, if you're good, you're peaceful as peace and goodness are twins.  Some men learn to love what's wrong and do all that's wrong and their wrong increases in degrees, becoming more menacing and dangerous with every turn of the week.  Then there're others who take the middle path …they vacillate with every turn and are like leaves in the wind, being blown, not having a path their own.  They live okay lives but are confused inside most of the time for the good in them balks at the bad within and the bad shuns the good within.  As to the ones who do wrong all the time, they work as if there's no one to question them because those who can question are bought out with the riches they posses.  They walk with their heads held high as if having won the campaign of winning the world.  They seldom realise they have an end and that their 'Master' will settle accounts with them. 

No matter to which category we belong, we will be brought before the throne to settle our account and every bit of bad or good we did all our lives, will be open before us; the way we see in the parable of the ten talents which Jesus tells the people.  Be careful I may advise you my friends in your dealings in life.  Even if you dig your dirt under the cover of darkness, it will be seen by Him and His light will uncover your shame.  Leave nothing to the last hour but cleanse your home today so that as your turn approaches, He may look at His book and say, 'Come My faithful one, your name is written in the Lamb's Book.  Come rejoice in the Kingdom of My Father.'