THE GOSPEL OF LUKE: - Vital Christianity

55Christ expects disciples to be fruitful. His patience with fruitless disciples has limits. Eventuallyeven God says, “Time is up!”To whom much is given, much is required!APPLICATION1. Don’t give up since the Christian gospel is a gospel of the second chance. No one isbeyond hope. That's the good news of the grace of God. That's the good news of the forgivenessof sins. That's the gospel of the second chance, of a third chance, of the hundredth chance.2. Don’t presume on God’s patience since eventually it runs out. If we are honest, when we readabout Peter’s betrayal, we should be able to see in ourselves our own betrayal of Christ, our own betrayal whatwe said we really believe in.There comes a time, like in the day of Noah, when the doors of the ark shut. Therefore we mustrespond to God before it is too late.