Servants of the King (Proverbs 14:35)

It is so important to be in the favor of the king, at least back in the Middle Ages when he had the ability to kill whomever he chose at a moments notice. Christ is our King. We must also find ourselves in His favor, not because He will kill us, but because it is our desire to.

"The king's favor is toward a wise and discreet servant, but his wrath is against him who does shamefully." Proverbs 14:35, Amplified

Jesus told a parable about a wise and a foolish servant. Actually, He told a few. There is one, however, that caught my attention. "Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom the master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. But if that evil servant says in his heart, 'My maser is delaying his coming,' and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with drunkards, the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." (Matthew 24:45-51, NKJV)

There are many different examples in the Bible of men who had this same out look on life. Joseph was sold into slavery by his own brothers, yet he always rose up in whatever house he was found to be. H was always that faithful servant.

The reason I chose this particular parable is that it lines up with the Christian walk. Our Master is coming at a day and hour that we do not know. We have the opportunity to either be that faithful servant and be in the midst of serving when He comes back. Or we can be carousing with the people of the flesh, not doing the things of God when He comes back. We need to realize that the Lord can come back at any time. He can come back while we are viewing pornography on the computer, telling dirty jokes, in the midst of an affair, or He can come back as we are serving in the church, ministering to needy brothers and sisters, or reading the Bible. The choice is ours.