Master Reply

His master replied, “Well done good and faithful servant!  You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.  Come and share your master’s happiness!” ~ Matthew 25:21

Best friends in high school, Ann let me use her VW Rabbit to get back and forth from work for a week while my car was in the shop.  I remember my dad’s voice in the back of my head, “return whatever you borrow back better than when you received it”.  So, I washed her car inside and out and filled it with gas before I drove it back to her.  To say she was grateful would be an understatement.  She knew I didn’t make all that mess in her car, but I wanted to show my appreciation.  She didn’t have to let me borrow her car and I wanted to let her know how appreciative I was.  The Creator of the universe expects the same from His children.  We should be good stewards of what God has given us and we should return praise, worship, and honor to God for allowing us to enjoy so many blessings.  Nothing we have is ours.  Everything is on loan.  We need to be respectful of it and show God appreciation and respect for all.  We need to take care of our stuff.  Through our faith we are saved, but how we take care of what God has given us down here has eternal rewards in heaven.  We must treat others as God treats them; we must use our money for the good of God’s kingdom; we must love God more than ourselves and by doing so we will have done a good job taking care of what God has entrusted to us.  We are not called to be lazy servants.  We are meant to use our talents, time, resources and abilities to further God’s kingdom.  This verse is not only about money and possessions, but about how we used your opportunities, gifts and talents for God’s glory.  The Lord is looking for good and faithful servants to rejoice over.  I want to be one of them!  A good and faithful servant in want, or in plenty, I desire to be God’s servant. ~ Amen