Festival of All Saints
Posted on November 1, 2021 by under
Scripture: St. Mark 4:21-25 (NKJV)
4:21 Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? 22 For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. 25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
Devotion
The text of our meditation for this day expounds on and emphasizes the proclamation presented in verses ten through twenty. It is provided by Jesus to assist the disciples, and us, to more fully understand and appreciate the magnificence of the parables. It also helps us see the extreme blessing we receive in having these divine riddles revealed to us through faith and the working of the Holy Spirit. If the message of the parable is the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, it will emerge from the hiddenness of the parable’s veiled utterance and come to light. In that coming to light the apostles, and all confessing believers coming after them, will play an important role. This is especially true of those who are sent out to preach and teach through the Office of the Holy Ministry; it is therefore of crucial importance that they should have ears to hear, and take heed of what they hear. The measure of faithfulness to the Word which they give will be connected to the measure of the blessing which they will get in their ministry; faithful attention to the Word is of primary importance above all else.
Prayer: O Almighty God, Who hast knit together Thine elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of Thy Son, Christ our Lord: Grant us grace so to follow Thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys which Thou hast prepared for those who unfeignedly love Thee; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
