“…After A Long Time…”

“After a long time the master of those servants

returned and settled accounts with them.”

Matthew 25:17

We’ve all seen the ads placed in the ‘Help Wanted’ section of the classifieds that requests a “self-starter” who is motivated and requires little or no supervision.

Essentially the employer is looking for an employee who can be trusted to not need someone constantly watching over them. The faithful employee is entrusted with the resources of his employer and is left alone to produce or provide with those same resources to the benefit of the employer.

I encourage you to take the time to read the parable of the bags of gold from Matthew 25. Our last blog talked about some of those things which are far more valuable than gold and with a much better return on investment.

Faithfulness is one of those traits.

Jesus told the parable to highlight the great importance placed on faithfulness.

You see to some it is easier to be faithful when the boss goes away and says: “I will be back to check on things in a couple of hours.” But what if the boss or the master or the Lord doesn’t return until ‘after a long time’? Is your devotion and faithfulness predicated only on how long your attention span is? Do you remain faithful even when the boss or the master or the Lord is delayed in their return? Sometimes faithfulness is tested over time. Do you remain true as weeks, months and years pass by?

Are you faithful to God through the passage of time?

God rewards faithfulness but faithfulness is tested over the long haul!

Stay true.

Stay faithful - even after a long time!