{"id":1270,"date":"2025-05-06T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=1270&2025"},"modified":"2025-05-01T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T00:00:19","slug":"a-secret-response-luke-12-35-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/a-secret-response-luke-12-35-59\/","title":{"rendered":"A Secret Response: Luke 12:35-59"},"content":{"rendered":"
Focus Passage: Luke 12:35-59 (NCV)<\/div>
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\u00a035<\/sup> \u201cBe dressed, ready for service, and have your lamps shining. 36<\/sup> Be like servants who are waiting for their master to come home from a wedding party. When he comes and knocks, the servants immediately open the door for him.\u00a037<\/sup> They will be blessed when their master comes home, because he sees that they were watching for him. I tell you the truth, the master will dress himself to serve and tell the servants to sit at the table, and he will serve them. 38<\/sup> Those servants will be blessed when he comes in and finds them still waiting, even if it is midnight or later.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 39<\/sup> \u201cRemember this: If the owner of the house knew what time a thief was coming, he would not allow the thief to enter his house. 40<\/sup> So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at a time when you don\u2019t expect him!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u00a041<\/sup> Peter said, \u201cLord, did you tell this story to us or to all people?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u00a042<\/sup> The Lord said, \u201cWho is the wise and trusted servant that the master trusts to give the other servants their food at the right time? 43<\/sup> When the master comes and finds the servant doing his work, the servant will be blessed.\u00a044<\/sup> I tell you the truth, the master will choose that servant to take care of everything he owns.\u00a045<\/sup> But suppose the servant thinks to himself, \u2018My master will not come back soon,\u2019 and he begins to beat the other servants, men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. 46<\/sup> The master will come when that servant is not ready and is not expecting him. Then the master will cut him in pieces and send him away to be with the others who don\u2019t obey.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 47<\/sup> \u201cThe servant who knows what his master wants but is not ready, or who does not do what the master wants, will be beaten with many blows! 48<\/sup> But the servant who does not know what his master wants and does things that should be punished will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded. And from the one trusted with much, much more will be expected.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 49<\/sup> \u201cI came to set fire to the world, and I wish it were already burning! 50<\/sup> I have a baptism to suffer through, and I feel very troubled until it is over.\u00a051<\/sup> Do you think I came to give peace to the earth? No, I tell you, I came to divide it.\u00a052<\/sup> From now on, a family with five people will be divided, three against two, and two against three. 53<\/sup> They will be divided: father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u00a054<\/sup> Then Jesus said to the people, \u201cWhen you see clouds coming up in the west, you say, \u2018It\u2019s going to rain,\u2019 and it happens. 55<\/sup> When you feel the wind begin to blow from the south, you say, \u2018It will be a hot day,\u2019 and it happens. 56<\/sup> Hypocrites! You know how to understand the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don\u2019t you understand what is happening now?<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 57<\/sup> \u201cWhy can\u2019t you decide for yourselves what is right? 58<\/sup> If your enemy is taking you to court, try hard to settle it on the way. If you don\u2019t, your enemy might take you to the judge, and the judge might turn you over to the officer, and the officer might throw you into jail. 59<\/sup> I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid everything you owe.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Read Luke 12:35-59<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n

While Jesus was teaching His followers about being ready for His return, and as He was sharing parables and illustrations with them, Peter asks Jesus a question that many of us have likely asked at some point in our lives: \u201cLord, did you tell this story to us or to all people?<\/strong>\u201d (v. 41)<\/p>\r\n

In this question, we have several possible answers. Jesus could be sharing this story to just this small group of disciples, for their own ears and minds. Or Jesus could be sharing this story to all of His followers regardless of when they lived in history. Jesus even could be sharing this story to everyone who has ever lived at any point in history, regardless of whether they believe in Jesus or not.<\/p>\r\n

But which answer is it? How does Jesus respond?<\/p>\r\n

Luke tells us Jesus replied by saying, \u201cWho is the wise and trusted servant that the master trusts to give the other servants their food at the right time? When the master comes and finds the servant doing his work, the servant will be blessed. I tell you the truth, the master will choose that servant to take care of everything he owns. But suppose the servant thinks to himself, \u2018My master will not come back soon,\u2019 and he begins to beat the other servants, men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. The master will come when that servant is not ready and is not expecting him. Then the master will cut him in pieces and send him away to be with the others who don\u2019t obey.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 42-46)<\/p>\r\n

While Jesus continues talking after this, it is almost as if His response completely ignores Peter\u2019s question. Jesus first restates that a question has been asked, but He doesn\u2019t really tell us if this parable is limited to a certain group of people or not.<\/p>\r\n

Because of this, I am led to believe that this parable is aimed at everyone, and while it is relevant for everyone, it is only useful if it inspires Jesus\u2019 followers to be responsible and diligent about doing the work He has called us to do.<\/strong> Jesus promises more responsibility for the servants who are faithful with what they have been given, and with more responsibility come more talents and blessings too.<\/p>\r\n

This parable is relevant for everyone because when God\u2019s followers are doing what He has called us to do, the world will be transformed and everyone\u2019s life will be impacted by the love of God.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

This thought was inspired by studying the Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p>

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