45-47"Who here qualifies for the job of overseeing the kitchen? A person the Master can depend on to feed the workers on time each day. Someone the Master can drop in on unannounced and always find him doing his job. A God-blessed man or woman, I tell you. It won't be long before the Master will put this person in charge of the whole operation.
48-51"But if that person only looks out for himself, and the minute the Master is away does what he pleases—abusing the help and throwing drunken parties for his friends—the Master is going to show up when he least expects it and make hash of him. He'll end up in the dump with the hypocrites, out in the cold shivering, teeth chattering."
This just jumped out at me, because I feel like I am more like the person in verses 48-51 at times. I think a lot of people are....
We tend to think that we have PLENTY of time to serve God, and get things right with him.
How many times have you heard somebody say something about "Oh, well I'll get things right one day.."
Guys, this right here is talking about how we don't have time! Get things right NOW!!!
Verse 38-39 says "For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man."
GET READY.....He is coming.
I'm talking to myself when I say that we need to be like the faithful servant described in verses 45-47......serving our Father every single day.
Even when we feel that He won't return for a long time. Even if that were true....if He wasn't going to return in our lifetime....then what about Matthew 12:36
"But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every carless word they have spoken."
We're going to be judged for EVERYTHING!
Let's start waiting and watching for our Savior's return.....serving Him as if He were coming today!
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