Good Saturday morning in Christ! "And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them." (Matt 22:6) The text today is taken from the parable of a wedding feast. We may think of it as happened, but Jesus may well have wanted us to think in terms of happening instead. The prophets of old were indeed treated spitefully and killed back in their day, but we should rightly see that this parable of the kingdom of heaven continues in our day. Many are those who would enjoy treating us spitefully simply because we bear the name of Christ.
In the parable, the king who arranged the marriage for his son takes this abuse for a while. The good news for us is that the taking doesn't last forever. The king turns angry, sends out his army, and the evildoers get theirs in the end. Jesus would have us to know, I believe, that this season when the kingdom appears to be overcome at every turn and in many lands will come to an end, and our Lord will rise up in his anger. The losses we mourn will be quickly stopped and the king will reign.
Rest in Christ this Saturday,Bucky
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