Well Done!
May 26, 2013
Matthew 25:14-30
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can
be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together
his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags
of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last—dividing it in
proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip. “The servant who
received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five
more. The servant with two bags of
silver also went to work and earned two more.
But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the
ground and hid the master’s money. “After a long time their master returned
from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his
money. The servant to whom he had
entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said,
‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five
more.’ “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful
servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will
give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’
Jesus spends a good deal of time describing the Kingdom
of God. The Kingdom of God is that which
all followers of Jesus are a part and are to give the highest authority. Knowing what this Kingdom is like and what is
expected will allow us to follow God more closely. In this present world, God is not physically
present. He is not walking and talking
amongst us. The Holy Spirit gives
guidance and God continues to be at work, yet that work is subtle and requires
faith to fully comprehend.
So the Kingdom of God is like a master who has gone on a
trip and entrusted his followers (servants) with the task of doing the needed
work while he is away. We are the
servants. We have work to do. The Lord trusts us to carry out His mission
on earth and He has given us what we need to do it. Each of the three servants was given tools to
use (money) and opportunity to use them according to their skill set. Two servants took this seriously and did the
master’s work while he was away. One
servant was afraid and failed to do anything with that the master had given
him.
To those who use what God gives and live out the mission
Jesus provides there is great reward.
What better words could be heard from the Lord than “Well done good and
faithful servant”. To the one who did
nothing a punishment was given and that servant was cast out. Which of the servants are we most like? How can we best use what God has given us?
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