![]() ![]() I will therefore not build upon it: but confine myself entirely to the evidence of a ‘good and faithful Servant’ afforded by the narrative in the 24th chapter - whatever that person’s name may have been.Īnd, by way of making my remarks practically useful, I propose to narrow the issue yet further. But although I do for my own part entirely believe that it wa s Eliezer whom Abraham sent into Padan Aram Eliezer who met Rebekah at the well of water Eliezer who brought Rebekah back as a wife for Isaac - I shall build nothing that follows on this presumed identity. Then is he the very pattern of disinterestedness: a servant who deserved to reign in the world as a king. Of course, if this was the servant spoken of in the 24th chapter, the man’s conduct and demeanour becomes dignified marvellously. In case Abraham were to die childless, a servant born in his house would - in the ordinary course of events - succeed to Abraham’s vast property, and become his heir. It will be remembered that in the 15th chapter Abraham, with reference to his childless estate, expostulates thus with Almighty God, ‘Behold, to me Thou hast given no seed and one born in mine house is my heir ’ for, ‘the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus.’ We are reminded by this of the entire difference between the manners and usages of that remote age and the present. The history is set down at great length in the 24th chapter of Genesis and is familiar to us all. It is a joy to serve you here on earth and it is a joy to look forward to that day we will enter into Your kingdom and hear the words we long to hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” In the Name of our Gracious Master Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.Of all the Servants spoken of in Scripture, if one were called upon to say which most nearly comes up to the idea one forms to oneself of a ‘good and faithful servant’, it would be that eldest servant of Abraham’s house, whom Abraham sent into Padan Aram to take a wife for his son Isaac. It is a joy for our lives to have meaning and purpose. Heavenly Father, You are a good Father who delights in giving good gifts to Your children and You are a good Master in giving us, Your servants, fruitful tasks to accomplish. How can you put them to good use for your master? ![]() Has He blessed you with children, a house, a skill, a passion, a testimony – or all of the above? What talents has the Lord entrusted to you? It is good news to be God’s “workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10) As a follower of Jesus Christ, it is a priceless gift to know that your life has meaning and purpose. I speak from the perspective of someone who was once an atheist, living a life devoid of lasting purpose. Good servants know the true character of their Master, that He is good and generous in giving His servants talents with which to serve Him. The one who received only one talent chose to hide it in the ground, saying that he knew that the master was a hard man, “reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed,” (Matthew 25:24) Surely this man doesn’t know the true character of his Master, for if he did he would never utter such words. The Lord is angry with the worthless servant, not because he only had one talent, but because he did not invest his one talent well. Enter into the joy of your master.” (Matthew 25:20, 22) The one who invested well his five talents did not receive greater praise, nor did the one who invested well his two talents receive lesser praise. You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much. To the one who invested well his five talents and the one who invested well his two, the Lord says, “Well done, good and faithful servant. Likewise, our perfectly wise Lord gives different people different portions of talents, but equal praise. ![]() They were equally praised for a job well done, and equally reprimanded for a job poorly done – regardless of whether they were supposed to clean the entire hall bathroom or merely empty the hall bath’s trash can. They were different people and given correspondingly different jobs. Were their jobs unequal? Definitely! Was it unjust? Absolutely not. ![]() My youngest son had much smaller jobs like feeding the dog or putting away the silverware. My oldest daughter was responsible for so many tasks around the home from cooking and cleaning to helping with her younger siblings. One way that I did this was with “chore charts” assigning various chores to each child in our household. I was a busy homeschooling mom trying my best to manage a very busy household. The Lord blessed our family with four children over a span of eleven and a half years. Read through the Bible in 2 years: Matthew 25 ![]()
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