We pick this up in Luke 12: 42-48.

And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler of his house, that he may give them their ration of food in due season? Blessed is the servant whom his master finds. doing so when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will make him ruler over all that he has (Luke 12: 42-44).

Many parables of Jesus talk about honor and reward. Jesus rewards people who do good work for him. Some people would say that we are all equal in the Kingdom and that God favors no one more than another. This is true. We are all saved by the grace of God. We are all saved by the blood of Jesus Christ that was shed at Calvary. But it seems the Lord was saying here that those who have been faithful on earth, those who have been wise, those who have used wisely what was entrusted to them on earth in the Kingdom of God, will be rewarded and ruled. many other people and things.

Take Sydney, Australia as an example. We need a ruler over the entire city. But it is made up of many towns and each town could use a mayor. Then there are different functions in each of the towns. There are water managers, electricity managers and education managers. There are different positions within the city, so there are many levels of responsibility in the society in which we live.

Granted that Jesus Christ will rule the earth for a thousand years, there will be many leadership positions in the new Kingdom. You are going to have faithful people in leadership positions. If you can get someone to run every city in the city of Sydney, it has to be someone who has had a good administrative experience.

People often look at their life on earth and wonder if it will be used in heaven. People work in jobs that they love and cannot imagine themselves doing any other kind of work. This could be true. When you work on earth, you can do that work in heaven. Jesus was hinting at this. He said it will make you rule over many things if you are faithful.

There are many positions available; positions available to the average person. Not all will really apply on earth. Not everyone will live up to the potential that God has established for his people on earth.

Jesus is not a tough taskmaster. He is a very encouraging person. He is a person who allows you to develop your gifts naturally and then gives you more practical experience until you become proficient. Jesus is a person who promotes people through levels of authority. Not only will there be promotion in the coming Kingdom when Jesus reigns on earth, but there will also be promotion in the Kingdom for those on earth today who prove themselves worthy. Some people demonstrate that they are wise stewards of God’s money, resources, time, and talents on earth. This is not just something for the future. If you look at the likes of Joyce Meyer, Benny Hinn, Joseph Prince, and other preachers, you will find that they have been promoted to television ministries, book writing ministries, tape and CD ministries, and major convention ministries. They have great and powerful ministries on earth today. They have been promoted and given much glory and power in today’s world.

These parables do not have to be in the future tense. Jesus preached the parables for a few reasons, as a promise of what will happen in the future, but also as a practical day-to-day experience. I hope you grasp the practical application of this parable today.

But if that servant says in his heart: ‘My lord is delaying his coming’, and begins to beat the servants and the maids, and eat and get drunk, the lord of that servant will come the day when he is not looking. for him, and at the hour when he does not realize it, and will divide him in two and assign him his portion with the unbelievers. And that servant who knew the will of his master, and did not prepare or do according to his will, will be beaten with many stripes. But he who did not know, but committed things worth whipping, will be hit with few. From everyone to whom much is given, much will be demanded; and to whom much has been entrusted, more will be asked. (Luke 12: 45-48)

I have to say in conclusion, this being the last parable, that all lashes are avoidable. Growing up, he knew as a child that his father or mother might tell him, if he came home after 11:00, they would beat him up. If you steal any of the cookies in the jar that are for our visitors today, I’ll give you a beating. As it grew, it was given definite limits. And sometimes you get in trouble with, they hit you with a leash. You, as a kid, don’t have to wear that leash. You don’t have to take that beating. You can avoid beating by doing what your mother or father says.

It is the same with this parable; I think a Christian doesn’t need Jesus Christ to be beaten up. But I know that there is a punishment for people who are in this world doing things that are not pleasant. People who use and abuse others to get rich, people who get drunk, people who do all kinds of bad things in this world will someday be punished in a place called hell.

But everyone has the opportunity to meet Jesus and do things the right way. I am not saying that Christians always do things the right way. But the difference between a Christian and a non-Christian is that he has a forgiving God. You have a God who can guide you.

We can summarize the application of this last passage in this: To those who have been given many opportunities, much would be expected of them; for those who have been given few opportunities, much less will be expected of those people. Like a mother and father, these stripes can be avoided. Our legal system has those consequences. But some people seem to beat the legal system and don’t end up with punishment on this earth. Well believe me, if you don’t confess Jesus and surrender your life to Him, there will be punishment in a place to come for every bad thing that has ever been committed on earth.

I hope you enjoyed this book of parables. God bless you. I pray that you will write me, post a comment or ask me a question. God bless you. Goodbye.