NOVEMBER 09 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 09  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, praise be Your Name, my God, my Redeemer. Lord Jesus,

 I thank You that on this journey You have placed messengers along

 my path and I pray that You will grant me understanding, wisdom,

 and good discernment of who the messengers are and what is the

 message that You have sent with Your messenger to help me 

on my journey to eternity.  Lord today as I awoke, the thought hit me

 that I need to pray more intently to You, to spend more time in prayer

 just talking to You and then the thought of God the Father 

describing His Messiah as “the chief cornerstone” gave me the idea

 to study in depth all of God’s descriptions of the Messiah in the 

Old Testament and use them to draw a picture of You

 in the New Testament — Lord Jesus I pray for Your Wisdom 

and Light to guide me through Your Word that I may point others to You!!!

 AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus is Teaching about the “responsibility” that goes along with

 the “privilege” of “THE MASTER” choosing us to be “His own servants”

 in the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) and is a complimentary

 Lesson to being “a faithful and wise servant” Jesus had just Taught

 in the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13) and these 

two parables are book-end Lessons for The Jesus Question JQ#31-25

 “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). 

Jesus begins the Parable of the Talents by introducing the concept

 of the “man [the master] traveling to a far country” 

leaving “his own servants” in charge of all “his goods”. 

Jesus begins the responsibility-Lesson of “THE MASTER” having 

“delivered his [the master’s] goods to [his own servants]” as Jesus

 starts the Parable of the Talents with: 

“And to one [servant] he [the master] gave five talents,

 to another two and to another one,

 to each according to [the servant’s] own ability;

 and immediately he [the master] went on a journey.” 

(Matthew 25:15) 

As is the modus operandi of the MASTER TEACHER, Jesus introduces

 not just one but several very important concepts contained with His

 introductory statement so let us look at these concepts individually —

 (C1) the master is giving “talents” to his servants which means that

 the master will make provision for “his own servants” 

 (C2) before leaving the servant in charge, the master is wise enough to

 give each servant “according to his own ability” and 

(C3) the master gives “his own servants” their provisions 

and then leaves them to live up to their responsibility! 

It is implied that THE MASTER is leaving but WILL RETURN 

for an ACCOUNTING (Final Judgment) of everyone but especially

 for “his own servants”  ACTIONS!!! I know that sometimes {most often}

 I do not “desire” the “responsibility” but I “want” to enjoy

 the “master’s” goods — it sure looks like there is a lot to learn

 in the Parable of the Talents but “we must first be willing to listen” 

to “THE MASTER”!!!!!

NOVEMBER 08 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 08  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, You Lord are Master of the Universe, all Praise, Glory, and 

Honor to Your Holy Name. Your Word O Lord, I have hid in my heart 

that I might not sin against Thee. Lord Jesus, I lift up my life to you in a

 new way today, as my Faith builds day by day I cannot but be amazed

 and humbled by the working of the Holy Spirit in my life. I pray Lord 

that my growth spiritually will continue until one day my life, my thoughts, 

everything that I am will be nothing but the Holy Spirit. 

Lord, I Praise You for the opportunity to witness  Your Life with

 my life, grant it that the testimony of my life will be a Light for those 

struggling with the darkness. Forgive me where I fall short of Your 

Perfection and cover me with Your Righteousness.   

AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus again reveals God the Father and His expectations for those

 that accept His Invitation to live eternally with Him in

 “the kingdom of heaven”

 as Jesus first Teaches the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13)

 and the Lesson of being a “faithful and wise servant” and then Jesus 

Teaches the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) and we get

 a glimpse of The Master’s expectations and provisions for “his own servants”. 

Jesus introduces the Parable of the Talents, 

“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) 

Let us now look at the common elements of all the Lessons and the

 Teaching Question Jesus is using in this section - 

(Q1) In His Teaching Question (Matthew 24:45) Jesus informs us

 that the “faithful and wise servant” is “made ruler 

over his household” by the “master” 

(Q2) In the Parable of the Ten Virgins the “wise virgins 

[bridesmaids/servants of the bride]” were watching for 

the “bridegroom [master]” and because they were

 “prepared/wise/and watchful for the master” they “went in with him”

 (Q3) In the Parable of the Talents “the man traveling to a 

far country/[Master]” gives “his goods” to “his own servants”.

These common elements point us to the Truth of God that He 

is The Master and if we Serve Him faithfully we will be made “rulers” 

and gain access to His Kingdom and “all His Goods”. 

When I realize that if I “serve God” faithfully that I will have 

unrestricted access to everything in God’s Creation, 

there is a whole different perspective gained when I consider 

the advantages of “serving others” instead of trying to manipulate them! 

Do you think that this is what Jesus is trying to teach us??? 

SERVANTHOOD is something difficult from a worldly perspective

 to understanding that the path to “honor” is through “humility” and if

 we want to be “sovereign” then we must first learn “servitude” !?!?!?!?  

The other unusual thought that these Lessons generate in my mind

 is similar to my boyhood fantasy of getting three wishes when I rubbed

 the genie’s lamp, yet I struggled to make sure I made “Wise Wishes” 

and did not miss that great (but unreal) opportunity and now when I 

study God’s Word and look at the Promise of God that if I “serve Him” 

that I will get more than all the worldly wishes I could gain by rubbing 

that pretend lamp a million times — and with these Jesus Lessons 

I am reminded that I must “be wise and faithful in serving Him”! 

By faithfully serving the TRUE MASTER I gain the “Favor of The Father” 

and GOD WILL “deliver His Goods” and ALL that HE HAS to me!?!?!?!?

 The more we learn of God the more we will “RESPECT GOD” 

and through our “RESPECT of THE MASTER” we are walking

 the path of “humility and faithful service” —

 truly a win-win-win scenario — and truly a “HEAVENLY” destination!!!

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)