NOVEMBER 07 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)

 

NOVEMBER 07  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, King of kings, Lord of lords, from everlasting to everlasting,

 all praise and honor to the Lamb who is worthy! Every knee shall bow

 and every tongue confess, both men and angels shall declare that You

 are the LORD! Jesus, I pray for the sweet peace that can only come

 by our yielding to Your Call through the Holy Spirit to “Come”

 “Come” to You, “Come” follow You, “Come” and enter Your Rest,

 O Lord I “Come” just as I am, I “Come” — O Precious Jesus,

 what a blessing to think that the Lord of lords would call a sinner 

such as I to “Come” to Repentance and then request that I “Come”

 to Your Precious Bleeding Side and be showered by Your Grace

 and Mercy! Grant it Lord that I yield completely and abandon my “self” 

to Your Call and that I will simply “COME”!!!         

AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus has transitioned from a Lesson on “preparedness” of 

“faithful and wise servants” which He Taught in the Parable of 

the Ten Virgins and now Jesus is Teaching of the responsibilities 

and duties of those that would be “[His] own servant” as Jesus 

Teaches the Parable of the Man Traveling to a Far Country: 

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, 

who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.” 

(Matthew 25:14)

What is common to both parables is that they involve “servants” that 

are responsible to “The Master” — the Ten Virgins were to

 watch for the “Bridegroom” and to help prepare for the “Wedding Feast” 

and with the Parable of the Man Traveling to a Far Country the term

 “his own servants”

 makes it clear that the parable is based on the relationship between the 

“Master” and “his own servants”, 

therefore before we can learn from the Lesson we must search our own

 hearts and our desires and expectations and deal with whatever 

feelings that the thought of being someone’s “servant” draws to the

 surface of our emotions and self-realization!? When I began my 

“Journey to Find Truth” I did not expect that my path would lead

 me through “Servitude and Suffering” but fortunately I was not

 blinded by my personal aversion to being called a “servant”  

but I have since learned that being a “servant”  to a “Good Master”

 is far superior to being the “master of your [own] soul” and steering

 that soul into disaster on the sea of life! 

There is much to learn about “serving” well that applies more to 

being a “Good Master” ourselves than one might believe! 

The Holy Scriptures Teach us  that being the “MASTER” is a heavier burden

 than most weak souls like mine can bear! Personally I was initially 

repulsed by the thought of sitting around on a cloud all day throughout

 eternity and playing a harp and singing “Kumbaya My Lord” but as

 I learned more about “My Lord” and “My Master” I have gained 

a greater “Respect” for what “Great Sacrifice” that had to be made

 by THE FATHER AND THE SON to truly deserve the title “Lord and Master”!!!

I have now arrived at the point in my Journey that I am thrilled at

 the prospect that “The Master” has called an unworthy soul such 

as I to “serve Him” and I take great comfort from knowing that being

 “The Master’s Servant” elevates me to a position greater than I expected 

were I to be king of the whole earth!  There is much to learn about

 being “[The Master’s] own servant” and that is why Jesus Teaches

 these parables and has lived His own life to reveal 

“our Father in Heaven” who IS “THE MASTER”

 and “KING OF HEAVEN AND EARTH”!!! 

Just imagine being king of a wasteland of despair and then consider 

what lofty position and wonderful environment that comes with the territory

 and title of being “THE MASTER’S own servant” !?!?!?!? 

Once your vision of “THE MASTER” is clear, you can better see the

 advantages of being “HIS servant” — it’s all a matter of perspective

 and the TRUTH OF GOD is that only you can see through your own eyes 

therefore your perspective is your own responsibility and only your own 

perspective can open your own eyes to the “honor” of “serving well” !!!— 

Again, Jesus gives us an option and then reveals God the Father

 by giving us a CHOICE of following “our will of self” or to concede to

 God the Father 

as Jesus did, 

“Nevertheless, not [my] will but Thine be done”

 (Luke 22:42)