expect, and at an hour he doesn’t know. He will cut him off, and send him to the same fate as the unfaithful. The servant who knew his master’s will, but did not prepare and do what his master wanted, will be soundly beaten; but the one who does unconsciously what deserves punishment, shall receive fewer blows. Much will be required of the one who has been given much, and more will be asked of the one who has been entrusted with more.
Reflections
The steward that Jesus holds up for acclaim is not doing something particularly flashy or creative. He is just continuing to do his duty, day after day, without fail, without forgetting, without unexplained lapses. His virtue is steadfastness. You can count on him. Life for so many of us is filled with loose ends. There are things undone and things half-done; things put off and things not even attempted. Good stewards have always the sense of a task that must be completed and finished. The unmindful steward simply does not care about his work. He lives for himself and not his master. He neglects his responsibilities toward his fellow servants and, instead, looks to his own comfort and luxury, signaled by “eating and drinking.“ If we are living for ourselves, we cannot at the same time be under discipline as a faithful servant to the Master. How much would we be willing to give up our comfort and securities before we say, “Enough! I won‘t go any farther.“? How steadfast are we really? Or are we just fair-weather Christians?
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