Faithful Forever! Reading: Matthew 25:14-30I thank Christ Jesus our Lord that He counted me faithful,appointing me to His service (1 Tim 1:12) Nothing in life can take the place of faithfulness and dependability. Brilliance, genius and competence are all subservient to the quality of faithfulness. Gods basic desire is that we stay faithful wherever He has called us to whatever responsibility. Moses was faithful to God as a servant; Jesus was faithful to Him as a Son (Heb 3:5,6). The five-talented servant earned another five. The two-talented servant earned another two. Both of them were called faithful and rewarded equally, because each of them was 100% faithful with what they were entrusted with (Mt 25:19-23).Faithfulness at the beginning of a work or a course is not difficult. When the initial excitement and the early enthusiasm wane, it is not easy to maintain faithfulness unless we are patient and committed to consistency. God complained to Ephraim, Your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, and like the early dew it goes away (Hos 6:4). The servant who lost his patience because of the delay in the return of his master began to mistreat his fellow-servants and became unfaithful in his responsibilities. He had his end in the lake of fire (Mt 24:48-51). Only if we are faithful until death, we will receive the crown of life (Rev 2:10c).From the very beginning of our Christian walk and work, we must learn to keep our eyes on the final day of rewards and not keep looking for immediate blessings and benefits. This is how we can be patient amidst all odds and stay faithful till the end. A lone missionary was preaching in the cold wilds of Alaska. An explorer asked him why he was wasting his life in a dreary place like that? The missionary replied, Results are not my business. I leave the results with God. I must be faithful and do my best for God. Someday results will come!Faithfulness in money matters is incalculably important in the sight of God. Because the love of money is the root of all evil, God considers our faithfulness in financial dealings as the basic qualification to assume any spiritual responsibility. Jesus asks, If you are unfaithful in worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of Heaven? (Lk 16:11). He concludes, Unless you are faithful in small matters, you wont be faithful in large ones (v10). Faithfulness in small things is the big thing!Make us resolute to do what Thou showest to be true;Make us hate and shun the ill, loyal to Thy holy will!(Edwin P. Parker, 1836-1925)
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