He is risen! 

Here is today’s Bible reading: Deuteronomy 32:28-52; Luke 12:35-59; Psalm 78:56-64; Proverbs 12:24.

Luke 12:47-48 (NIV) 
    “That servant who knows his master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows. [48] But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

As one who acknowledges that he has been given much, this is a very sobering passage of Scripture.  How easy it is to fall into the trap of self-centeredness and indulgence rather than self-sacrifice.  God has blessed me to be a blessing, not to hoard His blessing.  I have been given literally every conceivable advangtage in this life.  Am I using this for God’s glory rather than my own?  What will God say about this when He returns?