DEVOTIONAL FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Liturgical readings Friday, November 6, 2015

Part 1: Romans 15: 14-21
Brethren, I myself am convinced about you, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. However, because of the grace that God has bestowed to me, I'm here and there to have written more boldly to you to remind you, that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the nations Gentile in preaching the gospel of God, so that the nations not Jews can be accepted by God as an offering that is acceptable to him, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. So in Christ, I could boast about my ministry to God. For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles to the obedience, by word and deed,
by the power of signs and wonders and by the power of the Spirit. So on the way from Jerusalem to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
And in this way I regard as my honor, that I did not do it in places where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on the foundation that has been laid out to others, but as it is written: "They, who were not told about him will see him, and those who have never heard will understand. "

Psalms: Psalm 98: 1-4
The Lord declared his salvation before the nation
Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has done marvelous deeds; Safety has been done to him by his right hand, by the arm of his holiness. God has introduced safety of him, has declared his justice in the sight of the nations.
He remembers mercy and His faithfulness toward the house of Israel, all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Shout out to the Lord, all the earth, rejoice! Shout and Sing praises!

Gospel: Luke 16: 1-8
And Jesus said to the disciples to him, "There was a rich man who had a treasurer. To it delivered allegation, that the treasurer was dissipating hers. Then he called the treasurer and said to him: What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your business, because you can no longer work as treasurer, said the treasurer was in his heart: 'What should I do? My master dismissed me from my position as treasurer. hoe I'm not able, to beg I am ashamed. I know what I'm doing, so that when I fired from my position as treasurer, there are people that will hold me in their home. Then he called one by one that is indebted to his master. He said to the first: How much you owe to my lord? The man replied, 'A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him : This is the letter of your debt, sit down and make other debt instruments now: Fifty jar. Then he said to the latter: And what is your debt? The man replied, 'A hundred measures of wheat. Said to him: This is the letter of your debt, make other debt instruments: Eighty carry. The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of the world against each other more astute than the children of light.
Thus the Gospel of the Lord.

Afterthought
People usually feel elated and proud also when many people are looking for. Of course if looking for the debt collectors, so people do not take pride once, but people deserve to be proud when searched find admirers who would ask for an autograph or asking for time for an interview. If after the interview, the person is photographed right-left, upper smile, smile down, tilt right or left oblique. Anyway all pose photographed, That famous people.
Pride in one's heart's willingness famous as above necessarily centered on kehebatandiri own exaltation and recognition of credit for yourself. St. Paul in his letter to the Romans in the first reading today to sharing the pride that is not centered on praising the greatness of yourself. Paul actually be proud to serve Christ. "I should be a servant of Christ ,,,,, I should boast about my ministry to God." The spirit of St. Paul serves Christ in preaching the gospel is for the Gentile nations to be accepted by God as an offering that is pleasing to Him, hallowed by The Holy Spirit.

Items to contemplation.
Handed us each a certain service work, of course we are happy if the service when we are praised for successfully developing and our work. But we must be careful, because the praise it can obscure the basic call us, that we are actually only serve Christ, and not yourself. That makes us happy and proud they should is because more and more people get to know God and experience His love, gratitude gratitude through our service it.

Prayer.
O Lord, teach us to dare to choose what we deliver into your glory. Amen.