Thursday, 1/28/16
In today’s Gospel Jesus seems to be telling us to make the
most of our talents. He asked, “Is a lamp
brought to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed
upon a lampstand?”
So, if we have perfect pitch. We should let people hear us
sing, if we understand difficult matters, we should let people in on our clear
insights.
But doesn’t that conflict with what Jesus tells us about
being humble?
“Do not be called
‘Master’; you have but one master, the Messiah. The greatest among you must be
your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles
himself will be exalted.”
We should not become puffed up. The way to avoid it is to
realize that we have nothing that was not given to us. Every gene in our bodies
and minds came from our parents who taught us words when all we could do was
slobber. All that we have learned along the way was given to us by teachers who
are the ones to be pleased. In this regard a good reminder comes to us in
Chapter Four, Verse Seven of Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians.
“What do you possess
that you have not received? But if you have received it, why are you boasting
as if you did not receive it?”
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