Dear Lord God, our strength, the struggle between good and evil rages within and around us, and the devil and all the forces that defy you tempt us with empty promises. Keep us steadfast in your word and when we fall, raise us again and restore us through your Son, Jesus Christ, Our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Luke 11:29-32
While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them,
“This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,
except the sign of Jonah.
Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,
so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
At the judgment
the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation
and she will condemn them,
because she came from the ends of the earth
to hear the wisdom of Solomon,
and there is something greater than Solomon here.
At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation
and condemn it,
because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and there is something greater than Jonah here.”
Jesus says “there is something greater than Solomon and there is something greater than Jonah here.” We are being called to review our values. What is important to us? What is worth fighting for? What is worth holding on to during our “last days”? Is there a transgression we’ve done or a bad habit we perpetuate, for which we can repent? We do not know when Jesus will come again. But He constantly prods us to always be ready because Jesus Christ has chosen us and we are his! Halleluiah!
Almighty God, I know you receive what is in my heart. Let me be inspired by your words and by the actions of your son, Jesus. Amen and Amen.
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