DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- WELL DONE

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – WELL DONE

"Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming."  (Matthew 25:13)

This admonition of Jesus to be looking for His return is a bridge between two parables that Jesus gave to illustrate this truth – that we don't know when He will return so we need to be alert and watching, prepared, and serving.

The first parable is about a group of virgins who were waiting for the bridegroom to come so they could all enjoy the marriage and the wedding supper.  Half of the group were prepared for the coming of the bridegroom and half were not. The first half anticipated that he would come unexpectedly at any time and they had made preparations to join the party.  The second half obviously thought that they would have time to prepare so they did not make advanced preparations and were left in the cold.

The second parable is about a man who took a journey and gave his servants money to invest while he was gone.  Some were diligent in their assignment while one of the servants was negligent.  When the master returned, he rewarded those who were faithful in their stewardship, while the one who was unfaithful was punished.

In a similar parable recorded in the Gospel of Luke, a nobleman who was going to another country called his servants and gave them money to invest, and told them, "Do business until I come" (Luke 19:13). 

While we wait for Jesus to come back to this earth, we are not called to sit and twiddle our thumbs.  He calls us to be diligent to do what He has called us to do so that when He comes, He can say to us, "Well done, good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25:21, 23).  I want to be found faithful when He returns.

Love, Dad