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God is Faithful
Scripture speaks often of God’s faithfulness.
Over and over we learn that when God says He will do something, He does it (even when it seems impossible).
When He says something will happen, it happens.
This is true for the past, the present and the future.
If this were not the case—if God were unfaithful even once—He would not be God, and we could not rely on any of His promises.
The Question today is are you Faithful?
Faithful Stewards
Paul answered the leaders of the various factions in the church when he called himself, Peter, and Apollos “ministers of Christ.”
The word translated ministers is literally “under-rowers.”
It described the slaves who rowed the huge Roman galleys.
“We are not the captains of the ship,” said Paul, “but only the galley slaves who are under orders.
Then Paul explained the image of the steward.
A steward is a servant who manages everything for his master, but who himself owns nothing.
Joseph was a chief steward in Potiphar’s household (Gen.
39).
The responsibility of the steward is to be faithful to his master.
A steward may not please the members of the household; he may not even please some of the other servants; but if he pleases his own master, he is a good steward.
So, the main issue is not, “Is Paul popular?” or, “Is Apollos a better preacher than Paul?”
The main issue is, “Have Paul, Apollos, and Peter been faithful to do the work God assigned to them?”
If a servant of God is faithful in his personal life, in his home, and in his ministry of the Word, then he is a good steward and will be adequately rewarded.
Faithfulness can be summed up in the following words: Waiting, Watching, Working and Waring.
Watching and Waiting
Jewish weddings were held at night, and a bridegroom’s servants would have to wait for their master to come home with his bride.
The new husband would certainly not want to be kept waiting at the door with his bride!
To “watch” means to be alert, to be ready, not to be caught by surprise.
That is the attitude we must have toward the second coming of Jesus Christ.
His coming will be like that of a thief: unannounced and unexpected.
We must be ready!
Working
Lest we get the idea that watching and waiting are all that He requires, Jesus added this parable to encourage us to be working when He comes.
The Apostles had a special responsibility to feed God’s household, His church; but each of us has some work to do in this world, assigned to us by the Lord.
Our responsibility is to be faithful when He comes.
We may not appear successful in our own eyes, or in the eyes of others; but that is not important.
The thing God wants is faithfulness
Once a believer starts to think his Master is not coming back, his life begins to deteriorate.
Our relationship with others depends on our relationship to the Lord; so if we stop looking for Him, we will stop Living for Him!
The motive for Christian life and service must be a desire to please the Lord and be found faithful at His return.
Waring:
As we wait, watch, and work, we will not have an easy time, because we are aliens in enemy territory.
The images Jesus used—fire, baptism, division—speak of opposition and conflict.
To the Jews, fire was a symbol of judgment; and our Lord’s coming into this world did bring judgment (John 9:39–41).
Our Lord’s “baptism” in Luke 12:50 refers to His suffering and death, which was pictured by His baptism in the Jordan.
(See Ps. 42:7 and Jonah 2:3, and note His reference to Jonah in Luke 11:29–30.)
The Apostles certainly received a baptism of suffering as they witnessed for Christ after Pentecost.
Luke opened his book announcing “peace on earth” (Luke 2:14), but now he has the Lord seemingly contradicting this promise.
Jesus does give peace to those who trust Him (Rom.
5:1), but often their confession of faith becomes a declaration of war among their family and friends.
Jesus is a cause of division (see John 7:12, 43; 9:16; 10:19).
But even if there is not “peace on earth,” there is “peace in heaven” (Luke 19:38) because of the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross.
And When He comes?
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