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In the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. Amen!
Glory to Jesus Christ, dear brothers and sisters!
Today we have heard the Holy Gospel of Luke (Luke, XII: 16-32). It tells about a man, about whom you have already heard many times, about whom you are many times told. This man should be a daily example for each of us, because each person is tempted to think as he thought.
This man has always wanted to gather a huge harvest. Probably, at first he wanted to collect at least a harvest to let his family survive, not to let it die of hunger. And he wanted to leave seed for the next spring, in order to have something to sow and to have harvest again. Much depended on the weather, so he constantly had to pray to God. Because if a man needs help or defense - he prays to God. When he sits in the car and has a fear to crash - he prays to God. When misfortune or illness happens - he also prays to God. But when a man has no more trials - he stops to pray to God automatically. He just stops to pray, even if he is a great man of prayer.
But we should have it in the subconscious that we should pray to God constantly asking Him for blessing, and it does not matter whether we have trials or don't have. It is permitted to interrupt prayers because praying gives the presence of Angels. Angels provide protection from all evil - visible and invisible, physical and spiritual. And then only those trials are given that a person can take to develop his soul. And, passing these exams, a person develops in patience more and more, in his wisdom, to become more perfect before God.
But that man thought the way, which many people think on the Earth. When he managed to gather a rich crop, he decided that now he did not need to pray to God. And he faced only one small problem: what to do with this great harvest? And once he got the idea: to tear down old barn, and make new ones, great ones. And to put wheat there - it will be enough for many years. And he wanted to give it to people in debt, with interest, etc. And he said: "Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry". That meant that he did not need God and his soul stopped to grow spiritually. And it is already necessary to take the soul out of this earth in order not to let it go down, because if it goes down - it will go to hell.
The Lord loves this soul, He wants to have it in Heaven. And that's why He stops this life on Earth at once as soon as people want to relax. "Finally, I have done everything, I am retired now, so I will not go begging" - so my father said once. And then inflation grew up unexpectedly. And it ate all that he had earned with my mother for all their life. It happened not only with them, but with all people. Maybe, it is for good, who knows? Not to let people get used to manna that falls, and they want to conserve it. The Lord says: "Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day" (Exodus, XVI: 4), that is: the next day will come, manna will fall again." Hope on God daily! God will give the day - God will give food!
But when a person is relaxed, what will happen? He will start to degrade, his spirit, his soul will degrade, and he will go to hell. And then are the words of God. God said, "Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?" He worked on it all for himself, so none will have it. If he had gathered a harvest and said: "After my death, let all the wealth go for the benefit of the church, for the benefit of the people of God", if he left such a will, and then, when he died, it would go for good, for the benefit of people. The church would pray for him and glorify him and it would not matter what he was: good or bad, but it would sweat him out.
So if any of us stops, "I'm tired of this life" - so expect that soon the Lord will take you. But where will He take? What you have deserved - that will happen to you. Therefore the Lord says: "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give youthe kingdom", that is: Do not worry, herd that you are small, but God chose you to eternal life, for the Kingdom of God.
Therefore "do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on". Look at the bird: it does not sow, but it always has food. Look at the lilies of the field: they do not spin, do not work, but they are so beautiful, that even Solomon in his wisdom was not so handsome. This means: look at them, they hope for the God and the God gives them everything. Look at these flowers, they are beautiful! They are so beautiful to praise the God - the God is great, as He once created such beauty to please the eye of everyone living on Earth. And He created us - the people. He says: "For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing". The God prepares everything for you - for the body and for the soul - food and clothing. "Instead, seekhis[e] kingdom, and these things will be added to you". Right?
Therefore, live righteously. Make a purse, a wallet in Heaven by doing good deeds. Where neither moth nor rust devour, where there are no thieves. And here are moth and rust, and tax-collectors.
That is, when the human soul leaves his physical shell, his consciousness, his income just goes into another world. If he has a wallet in the Kingdom of God, if he worked out the treasures in the Kingdom of God - he will go there.
Therefore let's be wise, because nobody really knows when the Lord calls us to follow Him. The days are hard now, as you are heard about it many times. And it will be even harder. Even harder by the time until all the evil souls are taken from Earth.
Who has understood - he knows, who hasn't understood - he feels. It will come gradually into your subconscious, in your memory and you will understand more.
May God bless us all.
Glory to Jesus Christ!
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Apostle (?phesians, 5:9-19):
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9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and
right and true),
10 and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.
11Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but
instead expose them.
12 For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they
do in secret.
13 But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes
visible,
14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it
says,
"Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you."
15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as
wise,
16 making the best use of the time, because the days are
evil.
17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will
of the Lord is.
18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is
debauchery, butbe filled with the Spirit,
19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing and making
melody to the Lord with your heart,
Gospel (Luke, 12:16:-21):
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16 And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich
man produced plentifully,
17 And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns
and build larger ones, and there
I will store all my grain and my goods.
18 And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns
and build larger ones,
and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid
up for many years;
relax, eat, drink, be merry.'
20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is
required of you, and the things
you have prepared, whose will they be?'
21 So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not
rich toward God."
22 And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do
not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body,
what you will put on.
23 For life is more than food, and the body more than
clothing.
24 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have
neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value
are you than the birds!
25 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to
his span of life?
26 If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that,
why are you anxious about the rest?
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor
spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like
one of these.
28 But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the
field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he
clothe you, O you of little faith!
29 And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to
drink, nor be worried.
30 For all the nations of the world seek after these things,
and your Father knows that you need them.
31 Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added
to you.
32 "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good
pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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