Matthew 25:19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
The Day of Reckoning follows the days, months, and years of preparation. If we know that Our Lord will return and take account of our actions, what will HE say? Will we be found predisposed with activities that matter not to the Kingdom of GOD? Will our garages and houses be filled with “big boy” toys while our brothers and sisters live in poverty? Will HE see us as an expression of HIS Love and character?
A man I know had an inheritance of some farmland. At the same time he was pursuing a business opportunity to support his real passion: alternative energy. He had no desire to be a farmer and never planned to pursue it. His business was highly leveraged and caused him sleepless nights. I asked the simple question, “Why are you holding on to the farmland?” It had been in his family for years and the old homestead was on it. “Why don’t you sell all of it except for the acreage where the homestead is and take the proceeds and get out of debt? That would take the pressure off your business and provide the cash flow to pursue your passion.” His inheritance was really the value of the farmland, not the land itself. If he had a passion for farming, I would have suggested moving up to the farm and get to work. As parents, we give our children inheritance to develop their calling, not ours. We want them to utilize resource that will cause them to produce good fruit and multiply the blessing of their calling. Is Our Heavenly Father any different? We all have resources of some type that can be used for the Kingdom; some tangible, others intangible. I will be addressing resource utilization in the months ahead.
“His lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”