09 13 Luke 19.11-27 Nearing the final days of His earthly ministry, Jesus is passing through Jericho. A crowd has followed Him and Luke records that they anticipated that once Jesus reached Jerusalem He would establish a physical, earthly kingdom. Yet in the preceding passage Jesus explicitly indicated that His purpose for coming was to seek and save the lost. The correct their erroneous view Jesus told a parable that was about Himself. The challenge was twofold. First, it was a challenge to His true followers to be faithful in the responsibility of proclaiming the gospel. Second, was a challenge not to neglect Him as the rightful coming king. When He returned He would require an accounting of what was done with the gospel. Did a person accept it or reject it? Did a person proclaim the gospel or not?
What are you doing to prepare for His return?