35-38 “Keep your shirts on; keep the lights on! Be like house servants waiting for their master to come back from his honeymoon, awake and ready to open the door when he arrives and knocks. Lucky the servants whom the master finds on watch! He’ll put on an apron, sit them at the table, and serve them a meal, sharing his wedding feast with them. It doesn’t matter what time of the night he arrives; they’re awake—and so blessed!
39-40 “You know that if the house owner had known what night the burglar was coming, he wouldn’t have stayed out late and left the place unlocked. So don’t you be slovenly and careless. Just when you don’t expect him, the Son of Man will show up.”
41 Peter said, “Master, are you telling this story just for us? Or is it for everybody?”
42-46 The Master said, “Let me ask you: Who is the dependable manager, full of common sense, that the master puts in charge of his staff to feed them well and on time? He is a blessed man if when the master shows up he’s doing his job. But if he says to himself, ‘The master is certainly taking his time,’ begins maltreating the servants and maids, throws parties for his friends, and gets drunk, the master will walk in when he least expects it, give him the thrashing of his life, and put him back in the kitchen peeling potatoes.
47-48 “The servant who knows what his master wants and ignores it, or insolently does whatever he pleases, will be thoroughly thrashed. But if he does a poor job through ignorance, he’ll get off with a slap on the hand. Great gifts mean great responsibilities; greater gifts, greater responsibilities!
Jesus warns His disciples to be on watch, always be ready and prepare for the Lord's return that will be unexpected. He asserts that, "Great gifts mean great responsibilities; greater gifts, greater responsibilities!" No body knows when the Lord will return or when will be the last day of one's life. Jesus plainly points out the fact that everyone must be accountable to the Lord as He is our Master who delegates us both the gifts and responsibility on earth.
It's a great wisdom for a disciple of Jesus to treat each day as the last day on earth, preparing oneself to meet the Lord. Faithfully fulfilling the responsibility assigned by Jesus, loving wholeheartedly the people around us especially our family members, pursuing a loving relationship with Jesus, and diligently praying for people who need Jesus that when Jesus returns or we return to see the Lord, we will feel grateful for living a life that is worthy and memorable in the eyes of Jesus.
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