Blessed is
that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.
Luke
12:43 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
It may seem odd to
compare us as Christians to slaves. But the truth is that all humans are
slaves; either slaves to God as Christians, or slaves to Satan through sin. We
are all bound to the one whom we serve. But God is a good master, the best we
could find. His duties and burdens are light and easy to bear if we bear them
out of love and gratitude. The principle of this section (of which this verse
is in the middle) is that if we are to be entrusted with the true riches of
eternity, we must be faithful with what little earthly riches we possess. If we
are faithful with little, we will be faithful with much and will therefore be
entrusted with much. But if we are not faithful with the little we have, we betray
the true unfaithfulness and irresponsibility of our hearts which shows that we
will be even more unfaithful with greater riches if they were given to us. We
need to prove ourselves faithful, reliable and diligent. Then we will be
blessed!
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