The Saturday after the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Posted on November 15, 2025 by under
Scripture: St. Matthew 24:43-51 (NKJV)
24:43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
45 “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. 47 Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying 1his coming,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, 51 and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Devotion
While we wait for the second coming of our Lord Jesus, we must be vigilant and watch for the thief. The thief is the devil. He uses the world and our sinful flesh to deceive us and lead us into sin and shame. We are constantly faced with temptations. The devil knows our weaknesses and preys upon us like a prowling lion, seeking who he may devour. When we succumb to temptation we must also remember that we have a gracious and loving Father who desires our salvation. Therefore, we should humbly confess our sins and amend our sinful lives, praying that our Father might send His Holy Ghost to strengthen and comfort us in all times of temptation.
We must also be on guard that we do not become like the servant in the parable our Lord tells. That evil servant, because he refused to be watchful and ever in expectation of his Master’s return, thought that he could live his life satisfying every evil lust and pleasure this world, and his flesh, had to offer. Make note of the consequences of the impenitent servant: he was cast among the hypocrites where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. Therefore, watch; that is, live daily in contrition and faith, looking with joyful expectation for the coming of our Lord Jesus to take us from this vale of tears to our eternal home in the life of the world to come.
Collect: Almighty God, we beseech Thee, show Thy mercy unto Thy humble servants, that we who put no trust in our own merits may not be dealt with after the severity of Thy judgment, but according to Thy mercy; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
