Wednesday, April 18, 2007

With Privilege Comes Responsibility

What a wonderful story!  Did you ever wonder how the wife of Zacchaeus reacted when her husband brought Jesus to their house for dinner…unexpectedly?  What do you suppose Jesus and Zacchaeus talked about?  V. 8 – The transformation of Zacchaeus.  (Note: that’s a rather good indication of the changed life, wouldn’t you say?)  What has changed in YOUR LIFE since you came to know Jesus?  Actually, write down just a few things that come to mind.  Do you feel that other folks who aren’t Christians recognize something in our lives that is different?  V. 10 – A wonderful key verse to memorize.

V. 11-26 – Time to ask myself some questions: Which of the servants am I most like?  One with few talents or many?  One who is Faithful or Unfaithful?  How can we become more willing to be faithful…no matter how many or few talents we may have?  The Lord wants each one of us to be faithful to Him.  Notice the harsh words Jesus spoke about ‘the coming day of judgment’.  We must remember – with privilege comes responsibility.  How can we best apply that to our own lives?  Blessed Lord, help us.  Please help us.  Amen

 

Donald E. Pardun

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