You Talkin’ to Me?
Peter, like many of us, looks at Jesus and says, “You talking to me?” Actually Peter asks, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone.” (Luke 12:41)
So often we think that Jesus is talking to someone else when he says something hard. Most of us would like to think that just because we believe in Jesus we are all set. There’s nothing more to do or to be. “Just believe in Jesus and all will be fine,” we tell ourselves and others. But Jesus wants more. He wants faithful servants who are ready, willing and waiting for whatever he demands.
Much later in his ministry, on the night that he is betrayed, Jesus asks Peter (and the other disciples) to watch and pray, but they fall asleep. Jesus’ question to Peter and the others is simply, “Why are you sleeping?” That is a haunting question. “Why are you sleeping?”
Yes, Jesus is talking to you.