Feed the household
Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. Matthew 24:46
Do you consider yourself to be faithful and wise in all you do? Are you confident that when you meet the LORD face to face, He will say, “Well done”? Will He find you giving “food” to His household when He comes back to get us? According to today’s passage, those are the ones He considers wise and faithful, those who are taking care of His people and contributing to the needs of His household.
The passage tells us that God’s blessing is on those who are watching and taking care of His people. Such a person will be made ruler over all His goods. This makes it clear what we are supposed to be doing until Jesus returns: tending to the needs of God’s people and remaining watchful for His coming to the very end.
On the other hand, if a person is evil, they will doubt that the Master will ever return. They will begin to mistreat others and focus solely on their own selfish needs. That person will be caught off guard when the Master comes because they are not looking for Him. They will be cut off from God’s blessing and share the punishment of the hypocrites. It will not be a good ending.
This is why it’s so important to fix our hearts and eyes on His plan and purpose, staying ready for His return. We must be found faithfully doing His work—encouraging and building up the body of believers, feeding others spiritually, and cheering them on to fulfill their mission of helping others. We are here in this world at this time for each other—not for our own gain or pleasure. It’s fine to enjoy life, but we must also make sure we are fully surrendered to God’s purpose, accomplishing His work of reaching lives with the good news and nourishing His household.
Today, I want to encourage you to consider where you are in your walk with helping others. Do you make it a priority to build up and encourage your brothers and sisters in the LORD? Are you watching for His return and sharing the message of the good news with the outside world?
If you answered “no” to any of these questions, it’s not too late. Begin today by turning your focus to the people within your sphere of influence. Start becoming a blessing to the lost and hurting people around you. You have the power of the Holy Spirit to help you. Ask Him today to empower you to reach your corner of the world.
Be that faithful and wise servant, so that when He comes, He will find you watching and ready and tending His flock and walking in His blessing!
Today’s scripture reading: Matthew 24:45-51
45 “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.
47 Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’
49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,
50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,
51 and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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