Matthew 24 42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. 

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

It is important to God that we be faithful and wise.  And while many things could be said about being faithful and many things could be said about being wise, Jesus kept it very simple.

His gospel was for everyone.  And He made that clear when He met the woman at the well, when He spoke the story of the “good Samaritan”, and when He let the town reject cry and anoint his feet with oil.

His gospel was for the sinner.  He made that clear with Matthew, and Zacheus, and Peter, and, quite literally, everyone else.

His gospel did not regard rich or poor, man or woman, soldier or fisherman, “He was a salesman who didn’t care if His clients had money.”

His gospel did not align with politics.  It didn’t shift with the world.  It didn’t value a man’s power, or wealth, or standing, or anything else made in human tradition.

And so, to me, being faithful and wise is about John 3 verse 16, the idea that “God so loved the world that He sent His only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Jesus is our only hope.

He rescues us from the pits of hell and takes away the sting of death.

He stands for those who make mistakes and fights for those who can’t fight for themselves.

He breaks human traditions and weaknesses.

And He decides what is right … and what is wrong.

We would be Wise to remember this … and to stand by Him in Faith.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J