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📖 AATHAVAN
Bible Meditation — No. 1871
🔆 Monday,
March 23, 2026
"Then you will
begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our
streets’; and He will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from;
depart from Me, all you evildoers.’" (Luke
13:26–27)
In today's meditation verse,
Jesus Christ points out that even if we have many outward acts of piety, they
are all meaningless before God if we live a life without repentance.
Through these words, He
makes us realize a vital truth. We may attend daily church services,
participate in every gospel meeting held near our towns, take diligent notes on
what the ministers speak, and even encourage and lead others to such
gatherings. However, Jesus warns that these actions alone do not make us
inheritors of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Though we participate in
worship, attend gospel meetings, and involve ourselves in various activities
claiming to serve the Lord, we cannot stand boldly before Him on the final Day
of Judgment if the fruits God desires are missing from our lives. Jesus spoke
of this through a parable describing what happens after the gates of heaven are
shut.
If we read the verses
leading up to today's passage, we see the sequence of events:
"Once the head of the
house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on
the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up to us!’ then He will answer and say to you, ‘I
do not know where you are from.’ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank
in Your presence, and You taught in our streets’; and He will say, ‘I tell you,
I do not know where you are from; depart from Me, all you evildoers.’" (Luke
13:25–27)
In this parable, the phrase "We
ate and drank in Your presence" refers to participating in worship and
partaking in the Holy Communion. The phrase "You taught in our
streets" refers to our participation in various gospel and prayer
meetings held in different places. In short, Jesus Christ explains that we
cannot obtain God's mercy on the final day simply by presenting these outward
activities to Him.
God does not look at our
religious performances; rather, He looks for a transformed life. He does not
merely observe what our body and mind do, but examines how we are spiritually
connected with Christ. This is why the Apostle Paul says:
"Therefore, there is
now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." (Romans
8:1)
Indeed, there is no
condemnation for those who do not walk according to the flesh but according to
the Spirit. We cannot live 100% like the people of this world and still claim
to be acceptable to Him. If we remain in that state, He will look at us on the
final day and say, "I do not know where you are from." Rather
than merely observing a few rituals, let us strive to live according to the
Spirit.

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