Day: March 3, 2022

And He also said to His disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward. And he was accused to him, that he had wasted his goods. 

Luk 16:1 

Rich Man – God who is the source of all riches in the world

Steward you and me.

You are the steward of a particular Constituency with whom the ‘Rich Man’ has entrusted a portion of the properties.

What is the portion entrusted to you.

Human Resources: You have to take a survey of the territory of your Constituency.

The people (Gender wise, religion wise, age wise, language wise, literacy wise, etc.) You can divide them into as many groups as possible.

Natural resources: The land, water, sunlight, vegetation, minerals, hills, mountains, forests, birds, animals, flora & fauna etc.

Cultural Resources: The cultural heritage. How old is your Constituency. Take a list of all that you have inherited from the ancestors (The temples, Churches, whether the name itself, what the name of the Constituency means, the Festivals people celebrate, the superstitions they believe, any speciality or reputation this Constituency has, etc. Write down all this.

Infra structure: Road, water resources, railways, ports, Electricity connection, network connections, Industrial development, Educational Institutions, Employment facilities etc

Spiritual condition: Are you the only believer, Are there other followers of Jesus Christ in the Constituency, if yes, are they open to the movements of the Holy Spirit, Are they willing to cooperate or do they resist the operations of the Holy Spirit.

Like this let’s take a survey. All this resources are entrusted with you the day when you took charge of the Constituency.
Jesus who through His death and Resurrection triumphantly took over the whole planet earth into His custody, defeating the power of satan on the earth. He entrusted it with His trustworthy servants and went to His Father.

The whole earth has been divided into

• Continents
• Nations
• States/Provinces
• Taluks/Blocks
• Villages
• Wards
• Streets etc.

Mar 13:34-36 As a man going away, leaving his house, and giving authority to his servants, and each man’s work to him, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. Then you watch, for you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming, at evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or early; lest he come suddenly and find you sleeping. 

The ‘RICH MAN’ in Lk 16:1 and the “MAN” here in Mk 13:34 is one and the same, Jesus Christ. He has given “AUTHORITY” to His servants. Steward and servant in the corresponding verses are also the same, you and me who have received authority from the Master.
How do we manage them?
Are you accused by the angels of wasting His resources in the court of Heaven? Are you utilizing them fully for building the Kingdom of God.?

Sr. Leema Rose AOJ

That You May Say To The Prisoners, Go Out! To Those Who Are In Darkness, Show Yourselves! They Shall Feed In The Ways, And Their Pastures Shall Be In All High Places. They Shall Not Hunger Nor Thirst; Nor Shall The Heat Nor Sun Strike Them; For He Who Has Mercy On Them Shall Lead Them; Even By The Springs Of Water.

Isa 49:9,10 

Even after my salvation, for a long time, I was under the false impression that I have to work out my salvation by doing exercises of penance, mortification etc. In other words, by my activities, I have to please God and qualify myself. The Lord showed me the folly in it.
Jesus Christ by His death and resurrection, completed our salvation. Nothing has to be added to it.

The only thing we have to do is “Look to Him and believe in Him”

“They looked to Him, and were filled with light; and their faces were not ashamed”.

 Psa 34:5 

“But even as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Joh 3:14,15 

Jesus Christ was lifted up to such heights by God the Father, above everything and every name on this earth, so that everybody can see Him.
Anybody who looks to His face, will radiate with the light on His face.

He will be delivered from all kinds of imprisonments.

We, all Adam’s descendants are born prisoners to death and eternal destruction.
Heb 2:15  ‘…..and deliver those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage’. 
Many believers, even after their salvation, are sitting in prisons (of despair, depression, sickness, discouragement, loss of hope, etc).
Why don’t you come out? You can just show identity card “Believer of Jesus Christ” to the watchman (satan) at the door and walk out.
Your duty is just to inform your people that
Your punishment period is over.
Heavenly Father, the Judge, quashed your case
You need not be in prison anymore.
Come out and show yourself to others.
The prison cells of satan in India are full today. Even those whose punishment periods are over, are still held up in prison because nobody informed them of their deliverance. How sad!

We have to go and tell them,
‘……Go out! To those who are in darkness, Show yourselves!’Isa 49:9,10 
Inside the prison they are dying hungry; there is no proper food (Word of God)
No water to drink (Holy Spirit)
No shade for sun; The heat affects them and
There is no proper shepherd to take care of them.
After coming out,
“They shall feed in the ways,
Their pastures shall be in all high places where there is sufficient grass
They shall not hunger nor thirst;
Nor shall the heat nor sun strike them;
He (Jesus) who has mercy on them shall lead them; even by the springs of water.
What a joy!
All our homes should experience this joy! Let us make all the homes in India fill with this joy!

Sol. Gracy, AOJ