November 12

There are two things that spoke to me. First there was the “worthless” servant. Did you get that? Worthless! What did he do to be called worthless? He didn’t do anything with the gift that God gave him. He is lazy, unmotivated, unaware of the impact he could have, and even if he was aware, he was unwilling to do anything beyond normal living. He just lived his life and did nothing with what God have him. Hmmm….

The second thing was that righteous people are known for what they do and not what they don’t do. It wasn’t there moral way of life (not doing all those things a Christian shouldn’t do) that was a factor in this parable, (although the righteous would certainly live morally), it was what they DID. They did have mercy, they did help the needy, they did care, they were hospitable. For me it is not how good I preach or lead worship that God is making me aware of, it is how I treat the individual and care for their needs. I will start by supplying a Thanksgiving dinner to someone needy. God help me to have a lifestyle in which I give to you through the people on this earth.