Good and Faithful

'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

The Kingdom of God was likened by Jesus to a land lord who goes on a long journey. Before he goes he calls 3 of his servants and entrusts them with money according to different proportions. When he returns two of the servants doubled their money while one who was given the least played it safe and just buried it in the ground. It addition to this the servant rebuked the master for being so unkind to him. The master called him lazy and wicked and threw him out into the darkness where there was weeping and gnashing of teeth.

What are the things that God entrusts us with and expects us to faithfully use them for his glory? It can be any kind of opportunity, ability or talent that God entrusts us with. What are we doing with them to glorify God? It can be even washing the dishes or taking care of a large organization. If we do our tasks to bring glory to God we have faithfully discharged our duty. We must always remember whatever we have is not our own. It has been entrusted to us to use to bring glory to God's name. When we aspire and try to make a name for ourselves or amass wealth for ourselves we are doing this to glorify ourselves and not God. God knows our thoughts and our intentions we must be careful with how we use them.

We see two different kinds of responses to the call that was given by the servants. One responded with goodness and faithfulness. They did their best to use their gifts serve God's Kingdom. But the one servant did nothing. Unless we are productive and bear fruit we are of no use to the Kingdom of God (1 Peter 4:10-12). Unless we make the best of our opportunities we are of no use to the Kingdom (Ephesians 4:16).