Matthew 25:23-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.
Hey girls, sorry that it has been so long since I have updated my blog. With this crazy semester time has completely gotten away from me. Which really is no excuse. And that is something that God has really convicted me of. I want share what He has shown me recently.
In our verse for today we see that the servant is described as good and faithful. We are told that he was faithful even in the little things. Let's get the context of this verse. In Matthew 25 Jesus is sharing a parable. He tells of three men who were all given a different amount of talents (large sum of money). One man that received five talents, he invested them, and received five more. So he doubled what he had. The second man had two talents, invested them, and received two more. He also doubled the amount he had originally been given. But the man who received one talent was lazy, he didn't take the time to invest or do anything with what he had been given, he simply buried it. When the lord came back to check on his servants he got the report and blessed the two that had invested and now had double what he had originally given them. But the servant that buried the one talent he had been given, the lord called him a wicked and slothful servant (vs 26). You see two servants had been faithful in what they were given. They went about and used what they had for their lord, so when he returned to them, they had something to show for what he had given them. They had something to show for the time that had passed. But the servant that was given the least didn't use that time to do anything. He took the easy way out. When the lord came back he sure sounded good and gave lots of excuses. But the lord saw right through that.
When I read about this parable I wonder how many of us can relate to it. When we are truthful with ourselves, which servant are we more like? I know with me personally, I can see a little of all three in my life at different times. That is something God has convicted me about. We want Him to show us what His big plan is for our lives. We get so excited about what he is going to have us do, that we often don't stop to think about what it is that we are doing now. Like our verse talks about...the servant was faithful over a few things. When I read that verse it hit me hard. God showed me that I need to first be faithful in the little things before He is going to show me the big things. If I can't be faithful in the little things how can He be assured that I will be faithful in the big plans that He has for me. Does God have big plans for each and everyone of us??? Absolutely! But sometimes I think we don't always get there because we haven't been faithful in the little things. So what are the little things?? Well it's everything really...Bible reading, devotional time, worship, prayer, witnessing, helping others, being faithful in anything and everything that we can for Him. For me..that is this blog. How is your Bible reading lately? How is your prayer life? Are you a prayer warrior?? Do you approach things passively or passionately for Him? I know where I fall in this category and I know there are things I need to work on. And with prayer, hard work, and looking for Christ for strength I can overcome lazy and bad habits. It is so important for us to take a step back and evaluate our spiritual walk with Christ every so often and find out where we are at. This is part of what God has convicted me on.
I will leave you with one last question that He showed me the other day....Is your faith a part of you or does it define you??
Always in my prayers,
Jessica
