OCTOBER 29 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#31 “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?” (Matthew 24:45)

 

OCTOBER 29  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  JQ#31 

“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master 

made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?”  

(Matthew 24:45)

LIVING FOR JESUS -Daily Prayer   

JESUS, who is worthy but You? We are lost sheep in need of a

 Good Shepherd,

 we stray from the Way and find ourself lost in darkness and 

You are the LIGHT. 

We continually take all our blessings and contemptuously pour them out 

while crying selfishly for more. 

Truly, we are guilty of taking all the Good that You Provide and defile 

Your Mercy with our disobedience, but You Lord were Obedient 

unto even death as You took every circumstance in Your Life and

 Lived a Perfect Life that Glorified the Father, 

You alone Lord are worthy of our praise, You are worthy  to be followed.

Your Way is the Only Way to Truth and Light, and You are Worthy

 for Your Faithfulness to Forgive us our iniquities and Provide us with

 the Abundant Life that is only possible because of Your 

Abundant Grace! Forgive me of all my unworthiness and lead me

 to know how to  serve others as You have served us!   

AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus uses parables as only the Master Teacher can and we must 

not read His Parables lightly because Jesus never wastes His Precious Time

 on earth with frivolous Lessons.  The section which contains this Parable of the Ten Virgins

 contains a wealth of God’s Truth and for us to grow rich in the

 knowledge of the kingdom we must take possession of the kingdom 

gems that Jesus is laying before us. This is such an important Lesson 

that we should take it line-by-line ——— it would not be a waste of time

 to take it word-by-word ——— because these Words spoken

 by Jesus and documented in Holy Scriptures in the Gospel according

 to Matthew are the God-breathed Words intended to reveal God Himself

 to us!!!  Jesus starts this Lesson/Parable by announcing

 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins

 who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.” 

(Matthew 25:1) 

The first word to consider is “Then” for Jesus has just been Teaching

 about His “coming” and the “end of the age”. Jesus had pronounced

 a “blessing” on the “servant whom the master, when he comes,

 finds [the servant doing the will of the master]!” (Matthew 24:46)  

and immediately pronounced a “curse” on the “evil servant” that 

rejected the Master’s rule and was unprepared for the Master’s Return.

 (Matthew 24:50-51). 

Jesus immediately went from the “Blessing” (for the servants being

 ready for the “Master’s Return”) and the “Curse” (those 

unprepared for the “Master’s Return”) to this Parable of the Ten Virgins

 and says “Then” which takes our attention to a detail of “heaven” 

for Jesus is now Teaching very specifically about His Return and 

asking pointedly what will be our level of “preparedness” — will we be ready

 for the Master’s Return and the “melodious joy and rewards” of “heaven”

 or will we be caught “unprepared” and find ourselves in darkness and 

left to our own selfishness which will result in our “weeping” and moans

 of regret for not being ready?!?!?!!?  If we are not ready for His Return 

“Then” we will not hear the music of celebration for those that are

 prepared! The unprepared will hear the discordant symphony of despair

 played by the “gnashing of teeth”!!! Jesus, by using the word “Then” 

makes it clear that He IS “Coming Again” and we should 

ask ourselves “NOW” , are we going to be ready “THEN” ?!?!?!? 

Jesus is indeed the Master Teacher and He is teaching us 

to be “ready” for His Return for He will be bringing the blessings

 of heaven for those who are watching and waiting and for those that

 are not ready, they will be left to their own selfish desires and will

 not enter into the “Master’s Celebration” — again, all the “Blessings” 

and “Curses” of God have been laid out plainly for each individual

 to make an “informed decision” and we must learn to make our 

decisions based on what will please the “Master” and not on what 

we think we can selfishly get away with and “choose” to gratify self instead

 of “choosing” to stay prepared for the Master’s Return !!!  

We know it “Will Happen” we just don’t know “When” — 

the best “choice” “Then” is to stay prepared for the 

“rewards of preparedness” are truly “Heavenly”!!!