Who then is the faithful
and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his
household to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave
whom his master finds so doing when he comes.
Matthew
24:45-46 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
This comes at the end
of a passage where Jesus talks about His return. His caution is that we must be
ready. We must not be like the slave who says “oh my master won’t be home for
days” and begins to mistreat others, slack off and behave immorally. The master
will come on a day the slave does not expect and the slave will be severely
punished for his unfaithfulness and sin. Instead we should expect His coming
always. We should be faithful and responsible in everything (for those who are
faithful with a little will be faithful with much, but those who are unfaithful
with a little will be unfaithful with much.) We need to be wise, building our
lives on the Rock of Christ and using what He has given us in a way that will
honor Him. We need to be prepared, to have our hearts ready at all times. We need
to take care of those around us, those He has put in our sphere of influence. We
should never be caught in sin, or with unrepented sin in our hearts. We should
always be acting in a way that will glorify God, with our “accounts” settled.
For we will all be judged according to what we have done, for our motives and
thoughts as well as our deeds. And we should be active. We should not sit
around or live to please ourselves but work whole-heartedly in what God has for
us. We should live in such a way that when He comes He will say “well done,
good and faithful.” The blessing from this comes in the following verse which
says that the master will put him in charge of everything. We will be called
trustworthy. We will be honored by God when we get to heaven. Think of it, not
only will we be in heaven with God for all eternity, but we will receive
specific honor from Him! Be faithful, wise and active in service to God, and be
blessed!
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