Luke 12:35 … The lighting of the Lamps (02/09/17)
“Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit.”
~ Jesus (Luke 12:35)
First of all, to be “dressed for action” means to be mentally alert (not to be literally clothed, though that might prove helpful in many cases as well).
Secondly, to have our “lamps lit” means to have our Hearts open – to be not only ready to Care when the opportunity arises, but to be overtly eager to do so beforehand.
Thirdly, note that the context of this verse has Jesus warning his listeners that death could come for them at any moment, and that they do not want to be caught unawares thereby – that they do not want to end up laying on their deathbeds soaking in the awareness that they have essentially abandoned those they could have served, and instead have lived an essentially wasted life primarily seeking pleasure &/or comfort &/or success &/or ease for themselves.
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