You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?” vs. 56
Luke 12:54-56
The people in the crowds who gathered to hear Jesus teach were adept at making weather forecasts. Years of agricultural living had made them experts on interpreting the skies and the winds. They were much more capable than we are when it comes to reading the book of nature. But Jesus called them hypocrites because they failed to grasp the significance of his mission in the context of the changing times. In our age we don’t have to know any physical science to predict the weather. We get our amazingly accurate forecasts just by looking at our smartphones. But we’re not much better than the folks in Jesus’ crowds at deciphering the spiritual dimensions of our existence. We tend to become completely bogged down with our material obsessions and miss the real point of living. There is a better way to live than blind obedience to the power-hungry misguided rulers of our world. We don’t have to be obsessed with the vagaries of the stock market or the latest Tic Tok or Etsy trends. We are called into that new life by the invitation of the Holy Spirit, and as we learn to savor the delights of gospel living, the joy of the kingdom will lift us from despair and give us hope.
Thought for the Day: What’s my interpretation of the present time?
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