Wednesday, 10/21/15
Jesus compared each of us to a servant whose master, going
off on a journey, has put in charge until his return.
If that servant does well, watching over his master’s
interests; then the master on his return would richly reward that servant. But,
if that servant, assuming that the master will be gone for much longer, forgets
his duties to the master, and instead turns to pleasing himself: then, the
master, returning suddenly, will punish him severely.
Each of us is that servant whom God has put in charge of
serving his interests. That said,
which of the two servants do we resemble? Are you and I like that servant who
was richly rewarded for conscientiously tending to his master’s interests?
Or, are we like the servant who was severely punished for
pleasing only himself on the assumption that he would have plenty of time to
get his life back in shape before the master’s eventual return?
Jesus says, “Watch Out!”
God will call on us when we least expect it.
A sobering exercise for us is to go over our hand-written
address books, finding that more than half of those friends were suddenly called
away.
It is axiomatic in Psychology, that each of us has the
mistaken conviction that we will go on and on.
But, again, Jesus says, “Watch out!”
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