Luke 12:32-40 (NRSV)
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Verse 32"Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Verse 33Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. Verse 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Verse 35"Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; Verse 36be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. Verse 37Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. Verse 38If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves. Verse 39"But know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. Verse 40You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour."
Devotion
It’s an odd comparison that Luke couples here at the end of these verses:
A homeowner must be ready in order to keep a thief away.
We must be ready for the Son of Man to come to our home.
Is the Son of Man a thief to keep out?
Understanding that these sayings rest in a larger context, let’s consider them on their own for the moment. When the events and worries of our lives pile up around us, we may often wish for the Son of Man to be that one who one who breaks into our homes and our lives and rids us of the excess that separates us from his Holy Father, our Creator.
Prayer
Come, Lord Jesus, break into our lives with your grace. Amen.