And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds,
and said unto them, Occupy till I come. Luke 19:13
This quote is from The Parable of the Ten Minas
Few of the servants did well,
the master returned and knew what had been done in his absence
So shall it be when Jesus returns
He is looking for those who will do the will of His Father
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. Luke 19:27
This is very similar in Matthew 24 when Jesus said:
Who then is a faithful and wise servant,
whom his lord hath made ruler over his household,
to give them meat in due season?
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
And shall begin to smite his fellowservants,
and to eat and drink with the drunken;
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him,
and in an hour that he is not aware of,
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 24:45-51
Following the Lord Jesus is a type of work
The arguments about work and faith are futile
Jesus saith unto them,
My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. John 4:34
We should do the same
Go about doing the spiritual work the Lord gives us to do
Have you ever seen one of those books that has layers of transparency pictures, think of the spiritual work as one of those layers,
you can’t necessarily see the full picture,
but when you put it together, it makes sense
Don’t get caught up in legalism
Just be obedient to the Lord
Be a wise servant and do what the Lord tells you to do