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title = "Luke 12:35–48"
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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.
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We need Your grace to remember all that You have commanded us, and also for the
will to do them in their proper time.