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+title = "Luke 12:35–48"
+date = "2022-12-19"
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+### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk12.35-48)
+
+Part of the reason to store up heavenly treaure, to be working for God's
+kingdom is so that you will be found doing the Lord's will when He returns.
+Jesus compares His followers to servants that stay up all through the night
+waiting for their master to return home so they can let him in his house
+without delay. When he does come home and find the servants faithfully waiting
+for them, he will reverse the roles and serve them instead.
+
+I don't like verse 39. It makes sense on its own, but I don't see how it fits
+in the context of the parable. Even if the master had left, wouldn't the
+servants have defended the house from thieves? How does it relate to the return
+of the Son of Man?
+
+I do think it's funny that Jesus doesn't really answer Peter's question. The
+answer is hidden in His response, though. Jesus expands on the description of
+faithful service and says the faithful manager will be given greater rewards
+and responsibilities. In contrast, the one that abuses his position in the
+absence of the master will be treated very severely, being cut into pieces and
+(here it is) put with the unfaithful. So, the answer to Peter's question, "Are
+you telling this parable for us [your followers] or for all?" has some
+subtlety. The parable applies to those who have God as their master, but it is
+possible for someone to be in a position of authority over fellow servants and
+end up not being a true servant of God after all. Beware of false teachers, but
+know that they are heaping up harsh penalties for themselves for what they do.
+
+In the same way, those who know more of the things of God will be held to a
+stricter standard. Ignorance isn't an excuse, but if you know what you should
+do and still don't, you are judged for both your inaction and your rebellion.
+
+* * *
+
+We need Your grace to remember all that You have commanded us, and also for the
+will to do them in their proper time.