Have you ever seen, or perhaps have lights which come on based on the motion they sense? Walking past the corner of the garage, the lights flicker based on the motions. Once they are on, it is much easier to see for me, brightening up a dark spot. However, they can also serve as a security sensor – if someone else is walking past and not supposed to be there, the light can show that presence.
Jesus warned his disciples to “keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come, (Matthew 24: 41). To keep watch, it implies very readily that there is a need to be watchful and alert. “So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him,” (Matthew 24:44).
Sometimes, it may seem that the wait is too long, that the master is away for so long that you have been forgotten. The verses that follow in Matthew 24, those of 45-50, provide both an encouragement and a admonishment. That the master, put the servants in charge, with trust that upon return the servants would be judged. Then, it is dependent upon the servant to decide how they will act while unsupervised, so to speak.
When teaching, I once mentioned to a student that he should live in such a way that he would find people admiring his honor and behavior in both groups and alone. It is not easy to do such, but I want to be a servant who is faithful.
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