Luke 19:13
"And he called his ten servants and delivered
them ten pounds, and said unto them,
Occupy till I come."
There is no better example like this than Jesus himself. Of his thirty three years of life Jesus spent thirty of them in Nazareth. Had he not show faithfulness to the tasks of the carpenter's shop in Nazareth, and the obligation of being the breadwinner of the family, God could never have given him the supreme task of being the Saviour of the world.
The Parable of the Ten Pounds, tells us of a king's reward. The reward that the faithful servants received was not one which they could enjoy by sitting down, and folding their hands and doing nothing. One was put over ten cities, and the other over five. The reward of work well done was more work to do. The greatest compliment we can pay a man is to give him ever greater and harder tasks to do. The great reward of God to the man who has satisfied the test is more trust.
The parable ends with one of the laws of life. To him who has, more will be given; from him who has not, what he has will be taken away. If a man has a goal and stays focused on that goal, he will reach that goal with greater efficiency; if he does not stay focused, he will lose interest and lose much; "fruits of his labor" while reaching for his goal. If we really strive after goodness and master this and that temptation, new things and new heights of goodness will open to us; if we give up the battle and take the easy way, much of the resistance power we once possessed will be lost and we will slip from whatever height we had attained.
There is no such thing as standing still in the Christian life. We either get more or lose what we have. We either advance to greater heights or slip back. "Let's all stand and stay firm in Jesus Christ!"
The Parable of the Ten Pounds, tells us of a king's reward. The reward that the faithful servants received was not one which they could enjoy by sitting down, and folding their hands and doing nothing. One was put over ten cities, and the other over five. The reward of work well done was more work to do. The greatest compliment we can pay a man is to give him ever greater and harder tasks to do. The great reward of God to the man who has satisfied the test is more trust.
The parable ends with one of the laws of life. To him who has, more will be given; from him who has not, what he has will be taken away. If a man has a goal and stays focused on that goal, he will reach that goal with greater efficiency; if he does not stay focused, he will lose interest and lose much; "fruits of his labor" while reaching for his goal. If we really strive after goodness and master this and that temptation, new things and new heights of goodness will open to us; if we give up the battle and take the easy way, much of the resistance power we once possessed will be lost and we will slip from whatever height we had attained.
There is no such thing as standing still in the Christian life. We either get more or lose what we have. We either advance to greater heights or slip back. "Let's all stand and stay firm in Jesus Christ!"
Amen!!
Reading: (Luke 19:11-17)
(Matt 25:14-30)
May God Bless You
And Your Family
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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