Good Morning Friends,
“Jesus said: ‘A man of noble birth went to a
distant country to be appointed king and then to return. He called ten of his
servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,' he said, 'until I
come back.' His subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We
don't want this man to be our king.' He was made king, however, and returned
home. He sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what
they had gained with it. The first said, 'Sir, your mina has earned ten more.'
'Well done, my good servant!' his master replied. ‘Because you have been
trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.'” (Luke 19:12-17)
Jesus is the man of noble birth who went away
to be declared king.
Not everyone is happy that Jesus is king. Some
have tried to do everything they could to keep that from happening. They
rejected Him on earth and killed Him. Despite their efforts to disrupt the plan
to make Jesus king, He was still made king. God declared Him so in the
resurrection and promised a day when Jesus will return as King.
When He returns it will be for judgment. Those
who have rejected Him as king will be punished. Even those who avow their
allegiance to Jesus will be judged. Jesus will be looking to see if their
allegiance is genuine or not. The mark of genuine allegiance will not be how
much work a person has done for Him. Each person will accomplish different
things and different amounts. People won’t be judged by how much they have
accomplished, but by their faithfulness, their willingness to follow Jesus as
His servants.
Jesus has entrusted to us are such little
things … talents, time and material resources.
How we handle these few resources with which He
has entrusted us here – whether or not we are faithful in following Him with
these few things – that’s what He’ll be looking at when we stand before Him.
His, by Grace, Steve
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