Day 17
Jesus’
Message: accountability
Read: Luke 19:11-27
One
key theme of Jesus’ Kingdom and discipleship message is accountability. All
humans are accountable one way or another.
Those following Jesus for resources and gifts they’re entrusted; those
rejecting him for not seeing who he is, and responding to him through faith,
confession and allegiance. Today’s
reading is set in the last week of Jesus’ life. He was near Jerusalem; the
people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once, so while
they were listening he gave them a parable. The parable of the nobleman and his
servants; note, he doesn’t give them gifts, he makes them stewards. They aren’t
given ownership; they are entrusted with responsibility and accountability.
Jesus singles out three of the ten
servants as examples, the first two did well. The third servant comes to
accountability confessing failure of fulfilling his entrusted responsibility.
Sure, its investment was risky, but he was specifically charged to take the
risk of investing, in his case conservatism was born of fear and was wrong.
One
day we will be accountable for our action and in-action. Accountable for how we
have responded to Jesus’ directions through Bible reading, prayer, fellowship,
inspirations and insights we’ve received through services of public worship and
encounters with the “preached Word”. The King, who has gone away, is returning
– but we also know that by the Spirit he is with us now. Accountability is not
only future, it’s now. In the parable the first two stewards were not only
accountable on the master’s return, as on a daily basis they took his trust and
their responsibility seriously– that’s the inspiration to us.
Ponder
Point (reflect)
- Accountability
is the measurement of effectively pursuing one’s entrusted
responsibilities
Consider (respond)
- I’m
called to serve God without fear – what am I doing?
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