Luke
13:22-30
Jesus
passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to
Jerusalem. Someone
asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them, “Strive
to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but
will not be strong enough. After the master of the house has arisen and locked
the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door
for us.’ He will say to you in reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ And
you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’
Then he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all
you evildoers!’ And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God and you
yourselves cast out. And people will come from the east and the west and from
the north and the south and will recline at table in the Kingdom of God. For
behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.
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Reflection:
Where
would you end up after your temporary journey in this world is already over? You
actually do not know however Jesus is giving you a clue where would you be going.
If you choose to follow and be faithful to Jesus you would be going to His
kingdom where Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all the prophets are.
But it’s
actually not easy to follow the path of Jesus because it would require you to
sacrifice your very self so that you could follow Him. For example, would you
be willing to give-up your wealth or even just a portion of your wealth so that
others may live?
Would you
be willing to sacrifice your high paying job so that you could serve the poor?
Would you be willing to swallow your pride and reach-out to those whom you have
antagonized? These are but a few of the many sacrifices that you have to make
if you want to truly follow Jesus.
A life
with Jesus is not to enjoy earthly trappings it’s rather to do away with
whatever that is earthly in favor of Jesus. It’s also to discard whatever that
makes you distant from Jesus. If you’re friends are pulling you farther away
from Jesus, by all means leave your friends so that you could be near Jesus. –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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