Mature Son of God

Romans 8
14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

The word “sons” here refers to mature sons and not children.

Gnashing of Teeth

One day, my husband and I decided to drive to work as the MRT announced that there would be slow down and to expect crowd during morning rush hour that day.   

While I was driving, the Lord spoke to me: “do you know that the place of gnashing of teeth is no in hell?” 

I was stunned.

Let us look into this passage in Matthew 25:

¹⁴For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

 ¹⁵And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

 ¹⁶Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

 ¹⁷And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

 ¹⁸But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

 ¹⁹After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

 ²⁰And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

 ²¹His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

 ²²He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

 ²³His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

 ²⁴Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

 ²⁵And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

 ²⁶His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

 ²⁷Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

 ²⁸Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

 ²⁹For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

 ³⁰And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

 

The fact that this servant was unprofitable is not because he was not talented or gifted.  It is plain lazy and having hard thoughts of the master.  Perhaps the complaining sort of person and someone who thinks life owes him some things.  Basically, he may be dissatisfied with life itself.  

The unprofitable servant is already in the place where there is gnashing of teeth metaphorically speaking.  Perhaps he has been gnashing his teeth everyday complaining of others and whatsoever he comes in contact with.

Then the Lord gently rebuked me:  ” do you know that if I can give you a car, I want you to enjoy it, and therefore I will give you the means to maintain it. You need not join the people queueing for the MRT every morning if you don’t want to.”

Yes, He is such a good God and a loving daddy.  And best of all, He loves me.

Thank you Jesus.