Wednesday, September 17 || DO NOT IGNORE WARNING SIGNS!

Honey Drops for Every Soul
Sep 17
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“Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” - Luke 13:23

Have you noticed “WARNING!” signs? They tell us that something ahead is potentially dangerous. For example, a high voltage electricity line, dangerous curves, hairpin bends, etc.

In Luke 13th chapter, verses:18-30, Jesus gives us three warning signs using three illustrations about the Kingdom of God. Let us take the

First illustration – the mustard seed. Jesus seems to say, “Warning! Since the Kingdom of God starts small, you are in danger of overlooking it.” A mustard seed is very tiny, but it grows into a big tree which gives shelter to many birds. Similarly, the Kingdom of God may initially seem small from earthly point of view, but it can grow to become the driving force in the hearts of many children.

Next, through the second illustration of yeast – Jesus seems to say, “Warning! Since the Kingdom of God works quietly and slowly, be careful not to neglect it just because you do not see it working.” Yeast causes the bread to rise. Similarly, ordinary people of God keep working silently, rise above their circumstances and become extraordinary witnesses for God, thus building the Kingdom of God!

Through the third illustration Jesus seems to say, “Warning! Since the door is narrow, make every effort to enter into it while it is open! Nobody prefers to enter through a narrow door because it requires effort. It requires sacrifice. It requires shedding of certain loads. But Jesus wants us to pay a cost. He wants us to be His disciples.

Dear friends, let us pay attention to these warning signs of Jesus.  Let us - like mustard seeds and yeast - work quietly, spread quickly, committing ourselves to live as disciples of Jesus, and enter through the narrow door which leads to heaven.

PRAYER: Lord, all the three examples that You have chosen to explain how the Kingdom of God would be, are small and insignificant. Let me not overlook them and ultimately be refused entry into God’s Kingdom. Let me work for the extension of Your Kingdom, quietly but quickly. Amen.

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