"Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words -- go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet. Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town." (Mt. 10:14-15)

Over our heads lies a heavy responsibility to attend to those called to God by Jesus.

"In these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe." (Heb. 1:2)

When we frustrate the Lord’s plans and break the order of the things established by His Holy Hand, we hurt ourselves.

The truth is that the Lord’s plan, indeed everything established by Him in nature, is going to pass -- whether we like it or not -- and if we go against Him, we will lose.

Every single one of us is responsible for bringing to fruition the plan of God.

His plan, expressed by Jesus, is clear. God wants us to form a kingdom of people who are conscientious and intelligent, filled with love and gratitude... a kingdom in which we would participate in the fullness of life that comes from His Resurrection -- life eternal.

We ourselves are the ministers in charge of forming that kingdom. We are the ones who enjoy the confidence of the Lord. We participate with Him in the measure in which we are truly willing to commit ourselves generously to the cause and plans of the Lord.

For many people, the kingdom of God is frustrated... because we fail in the responsibility that falls squarely upon us.

Psalm 71: "All will fear and proclaim God’s deed, pondering what has been done."