A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can
give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding
them. If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job,
there will be a reward. I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant
in charge of all he owns. But what if the servant is evil and thinks, 'My
master won't be back for a while,' and he begins beating the other servants,
partying, and getting drunk? The master will return unannounced and unexpected,
and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the
hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matthew
24:45-51
Gnashing of
teeth and crying? Where will that be? That describes what will happen in
hell—not heaven. What did someone do to deserve that? He took his eyes off the
Master, what He had said to do…the responsibilities assigned…and let his own wicked
desires take hold. Partying isn’t bad…unless it leads to drunken disorder and immoral
behavior.
Jesus liked
to party. He went to lots of people’s homes for dinner and dined with sinful
people. Look at the account of sinner and tax collector Zacchaeus. More
happened at the dinner than we think of when we remember that little man
who climbed up in a tree to see our Lord.
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| Jesus was coming near to Jerusalem. |
When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and
called him by name. "Zacchaeus!" he said. "Quick, come down! I
must be a guest in your home today." Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and
took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. But the people were
displeased. "He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner," they
grumbled. Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, "I will
give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their
taxes, I will give them back four times as much!" Jesus responded,
"Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to
be a true son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who
are lost." The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because
he was nearing Jerusalem, he told them a story to correct the impression that
the Kingdom of God would begin right away. Luke 19:5-11.
Is that
parable one that we think of… to correct
the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away. We’ll take a
look at it tomorrow.
For today.
Clean house. Get the leaven out and get ready for a joyous party feast at
Passover.
Prayer
~ Jesus, We must acknowledge You as our Lord and Savior…so that You will
acknowledge us before Your Heavenly Father one day as we enjoy a heavenly
banquet with You.
Daily
Bible Reading: March 27 – Joshua 16-18
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All
scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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