Luke 12:47-48

To whom much is given much is required. 

When our eyes are open to the truth it becomes our desire to share the truth of salvation in Jesus to all who will listen. Holy Spirit will give us the words to say and our actions will show  Gods’ love for them.

Be still so that you can hear Him!

James 4:17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

I want to come to God with my needs, my desires, my desperate longings, and recognize that whatever He places before me is His daily bread. Yes, the brokenness of this world may bring brokenness to my reality. But in the midst of this, there is good provision from God! 

I will remember that God's provision remains perfect even when I mess up.

We can choose to return to Him, right here, right now, simply by saying, God, where You are is where I want to be. Help me walk in step with You today. 

But the truth is: If we have Jesus today, we are living in answered prayer and perfect provision. He is the One who brings about good, even from the awful things we are seeing with our physical eyes, and He is actively working on our behalf right now. First5 

So. Pause. Breathe. Make space.
To sit still is to practice Sabbath–meaning literally, to quit.
To stop. To savor uncluttered time. To be gentle with yourself. And yes, to waste time with God. The bottom line? I’m no longer chasing what I assume will fill empty spaces, in order to make me something I am not. Replenishment begins here, “I am enough.” SabbathMoments 

Luke 12:47-48

47 And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more. The New King James Version

This is a category of disobedience, not as blatant as doing the opposite, but unfaithfulness nonetheless. This servant is disciplined with many stripes, though he is not rejected. Such evaluation of church leaders is described in 1 Corinthians 3:10–15.  

The parable suggests degrees of God’s punishment: The faithful are rewarded, the ignorant are disciplined a little, the disobedient are disciplined moderately. In each case, the stewardship of the servant is evaluated. The NKJV Study Bible

We should be zealous in making known the truth, for though divisions will be stirred up, and a man’s own household may be his foes, yet sinners will be converted, and God will be glorified. Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Numbers 15:29 You shall have one law for him who sins unintentionally, for him who is native-born among the children of Israel and for the stranger who dwells among them.