Luke 12:36 KJV
And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
This verse serves as a transitional passage between the topic that is before it and the one that follows. I think we generally view these two topics as separate and distinct from one another, but it appears to me that the context links them. The one is not distinct from the other, but is the means by which we accomplish the other.
In the first part of Luke 12 the topic is property, money and earthly wealth.
The fool lives to gain these things, not understanding that at any moment his life may be required of him.
The believer is to live with little regard for these things, but rather to seek the kingdom of God and to use what possessions God gives him for the sake of ministering to others.
The wise person lays in store treasures not upon this earth but in heaven
In the second part of the chapter the subject in the coming of the Lord.
It will happen in an hour we know not.
It will happen suddenly and without warning.
It will happen at a time when many will believe the Lord has delayed His coming.
And we are therefore urged to be ready always and to watch.
Verse 35-36 is the transition.
We watch
We remain ready always
We keep our loins girded and our lights burning
We are ready to open unto Him immediately
By having our treasures in heaven and not upon this earth. By being free of the encumbrances of worldly concerns and enterprises.
And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
This verse serves as a transitional passage between the topic that is before it and the one that follows. I think we generally view these two topics as separate and distinct from one another, but it appears to me that the context links them. The one is not distinct from the other, but is the means by which we accomplish the other.
In the first part of Luke 12 the topic is property, money and earthly wealth.
The fool lives to gain these things, not understanding that at any moment his life may be required of him.
The believer is to live with little regard for these things, but rather to seek the kingdom of God and to use what possessions God gives him for the sake of ministering to others.
The wise person lays in store treasures not upon this earth but in heaven
In the second part of the chapter the subject in the coming of the Lord.
It will happen in an hour we know not.
It will happen suddenly and without warning.
It will happen at a time when many will believe the Lord has delayed His coming.
And we are therefore urged to be ready always and to watch.
Verse 35-36 is the transition.
We watch
We remain ready always
We keep our loins girded and our lights burning
We are ready to open unto Him immediately
By having our treasures in heaven and not upon this earth. By being free of the encumbrances of worldly concerns and enterprises.
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