Luke 12:35-48
“Notice what you notice.” Two items of note today… First, …he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them. (v. 37b) I found it strange that the master would be waiting on the slaves, especially since the master was just returning from a (his?) wedding feast. But then I take it a second step and consider Jesus as the Master Who is returning for His people, after the wedding feast of Him and the church. But what is not strange is that Jesus will be the One girded and serving – just like He did at the Last Supper. That’s Jesus, ever serving!
The second item… From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more. (v. 48b) I can’t recall that I ever noticed this two-step expectation, “given much” and “entrusted much”. If you’ve been given much, yes, much will be required. We’ve seen that expectation before. (Matthew 13:12, 25:29; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18) But being “entrusted with much” is going a step further. I think of clergy vs. laity – much more will be expected of our ordained leaders than the rest of us. But that’s also true of any situation where we have leaders and followers. For example, even as I lead this RTB, you have entrusted me with much and there is every expectation, from Jesus’ words, that I will deliver much. That keeps me going day-by-day this year, knowing that it’s my responsibility to set an example. And it’s been an enormous blessing…!! GLORY!
Slava Bohu!