Faithful Servant

~~~ Ephesians 3:2-12 ~~~ Isaiah 12:2-3 ~~~ Luke 12: 39-48 ~~~

 

 

"...Much will be required of the person entrusted with much,
and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more."

 

Does this verse from Luke disturb you as much as it does me?

If you are reading this I would think that you also read the Bible.

If you are a believer then you have been blessed with the gift of faith.

If you have the gift of faith then this verse is speaking to you.

If this verse is referring to you, how are you meeting his demands?

 

Yesterday I learned that a friend of mine unexpectedly passed away.

She was alone and seemingly died in her sleep.

 

"...You also must be prepared,
for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come."

She was not battling a long illness...she was not in an accident...

she was simply living her life as a best she could.

She was a woman of faith.

She was a woman who often shared her appreciation for her faith.

She assisted groups of men and women explore their own beliefs

through Inquiry classes.

 

I hope that God was pleased with how she had responded to his demands

because she was an active believer.

May she rest in peace in the arms of God

who gifted her with faith.

 

Whenever we are faced with the death of a friend or relative

it may be the perfect time to do some introspection of your own.

 

I do not have the statistics, but I think probably most people do not

have an idea of when they will meet the Lord.

The challenge remains as to how to always be prepared.

It is easy to get caught up in living not giving must thought to dying.

 

Paul is speaking in his letter to the Ephesians about how he is meeting

the demands of his call from God.

 

 

Paul makes it clear that we...

 

"...are coheirs, members of the same Body,
and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus..."

 

If we are all a part of the same Body then we are each affected

for either better or worse by one another.

Just as what happens in one part of our body

 is felt by the other parts of the body.

 

Whatever good you can do to meet the demands of one

who has been entrusted with much

ultimately will benefit the whole body.

 

The good you do today will live on in the greater body of Christ

even after he has come to carry you home.

 

In appreciation for the good my friend intended to share with others.

She responded well to what she had been given through her faith.

 

She was a faithful reader of my writings.

She will be missed by all who loved her.

She was a faithful servant.