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Luke 9:37-62 by Pastor Steve West The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him. I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not.” “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.” Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father. And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples, “Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.” But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it. An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.” “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.” “Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.” As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” But Jesus turned and rebuked them. Then he and his disciples went to another village. As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
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Pri svakoj odluci u životu, Bog želi da nam on bude na prvom mjestu. Augustin kaže da Bog nije lakom, ali traži kamate. Biti svjestan takvoga Gospodina znači biti svjestan da je sve što imamo njegov dar i da smo dužni u zahvalnosti uzvraćati darivanjem. Tada Bog dolazi na prvo mjesto. Kad su se navršili dani da bude uznesen, krenu Isus sa svom odlučnošću prema Jeruzalemu. I posla glasnike pred sobom. Oni odoše i uđoše u neko samarijansko selo da mu priprave mjesto. No ondje ga ne primiše jer je bio na putu u Jeruzalem. Kada to vidješe učenici Jakov i Ivan, rekoše: »Gospodine, hoćeš li da kažemo neka oganj siđe s neba i uništi ih?« No on se okrenu i prekori ih. I odoše u drugo selo. Dok su išli putom, reče mu netko: »Za tobom ću kamo god ti pošao.« Reče mu Isus: »Lisice imaju jazbine, ptice nebeske gnijezda, a Sin Čovječji nema gdje bi glavu naslonio.« Drugomu nekom reče: »Pođi za mnom!« A on će mu: »Dopusti mi da prije odem i pokopam oca.« Reče mu: »Pusti neka mrtvi pokapaju svoje mrtve, a ti idi i navješćuj kraljevstvo Božje.« I neki drugi reče: »Za tobom ću, Gospodine, ali dopusti mi da se prije oprostim sa svojim ukućanima.« Reče mu Isus: »Nitko tko stavi ruku na plug pa se obazire natrag, nije prikladan za kraljevstvo Božje.« (Lk, 9,51-62) Nekako mi se čini da je običaj kada se razmatraju ova čitanja naglašavanje težine Božjeg poziva da ga se slijedi. Pri tom ne mislim na poziv kao nešto ekskluzivno, nego na poziv na kršćanski život općenito. Ipak ću pokušati malo drugačije pristupiti ovom problemu. Možda griješim, ali čini mi se da bismo iz današnjeg Evanđelja mogli izvući pouku o prioritetima. Iz svega gore navedenog, iz Isusovih riječi, jasno nam biva da je Bog ljubomoran. Bog želi biti na prvome mjestu u našem životu. Iako se može činiti da bi to moglo značiti da slijediti Isusa znači napustiti sve drugo, čini mi se da je prava poruka da slijediti Krista znači biti svjestan da je Bog na prvome mjestu. Bog u svemu želi biti na prvome mjestu. On želi biti polazišna točka našeg djelovanja. Mi kao Crkva, narod Božji trebamo prije svega biti svjedoci kraljevstva Božjeg. Svjedoci Božje prisutnosti u svijetu. Tu prisutnost smo pozvani svjedočiti gdje god se nalazili. U krugu obitelji, na poslu, u školi… Pri svakoj odluci u životu, Bog želi da nam on bude na prvom mjestu. Augustin kaže da Bog nije lakom, ali traži kamate. Biti svjestan takvoga Gospodina znači biti svjestan da je sve što imamo njegov dar i da smo dužni u zahvalnosti uzvraćati darivanjem. Tada Bog dolazi na prvo mjesto. Sva naša ljubav nije razlog da se uznosimo, jer smo već u stvaralačkom činu Božjem primili nezaslužen dar. Dolaskom Sina Božjeg na zemlju smo primili puninu Ljubavi. Zato Bog (opravdano) traži da nam on bude ispred svega. Sve gore navedeno možemo pronaći ako polazimo od Pisma, međutim i naš život nam pokazuje da smisao dobivamo samo onda kada izađemo iz samih sebe i okrenemo se drugima. Darovani smo sami sebi, od roditelja i obitelji, drugi nas čine nama samima i stoga moramo uzvratiti drugima darivanjem samih sebe. Isus nije želio kazniti one koji ga ne primiše, niti se igdje u današnjim čitanjima spominje kazna. Ono što se spominje je prilika koju bi smo mogli propustiti, da zbog svojih interesa ne budemo prikladni za kraljevstvo Božje. Za slobodu nas Krist oslobodi! I samo u toj slobodi možemo po Duhu biti dionici I navjestitelji kraljevstva Božjeg. Bog želi biti na prvom mjestu da bismo mi bili prikladni…