Luke, 12
32. Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom.
32. Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom.
Saint Luke 12 addresses Jesus' teachings about trust in God, riches, worries and vigilance. The chapter begins with Jesus alerting his disciples about the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and the need to fear God, and ends with a call to vigilance and preparation for the coming of the Son of man. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in São Luke 12:
Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust the Lord of all your heart, and do not stir in your own understanding. Recognizes him in all your ways, and he will straighten your paths." This verse talks about the importance of trust in God and recognizing it in all things, topics that are emphasized in St. Luke 12.
Matthew 6:19-21: "You do not accumulate to you treasures on the earth, where trace and rust destroy, and where the thieves break and steal. But accumulates for you treasures in the sky, where trace and rust do not destroy, and Where the thieves do not break or steal. Because where is your treasure, there will be your heart too. " This verse talks about the transitory nature of earthly riches and the importance of focusing on the riches of heaven, a theme that is addressed in St. Luke 12.
Matthew 6:25-27: "Therefore, I say unto you, Do not be anxious for your life, as to what you have to eat or drink; not for your body, as to what you have to wear. Food, and the body, more than the garments? Observe the birds of heaven: they do not sow, do not reap, or gather in barns; This verse talks about excessive concern for material needs and the importance of trusting God, a theme that is addressed in St. Luke 12.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3: "For you know very well that the day of the Lord will come as the thief at night. When they say, peace and security! Then suddenly the destruction will come to them, like the pains of childbirth to that which is pregnant; and will not escape. " This verse talks about the need for vigilance and preparation for the coming of the Lord, a theme that is emphasized in St. Luke 12.
Matthew 24:44: "Therefore, you are also realized; for the Son of man will come to the time when you do not think." This verse also talks about the need for vigilance and preparation for the coming of the Lord, a central theme in St. Luke 12.
“Esforce-se, mesmo se for um pouco, mas sempre…” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
