The evil slave in the eyes of the Lord  …

 

 

It may not seem to us, but in the eyes of the Lord, the evil slave is  … (Mt. 24:48-49)

 

  1. He is thinking wrong.

The wrong thinking is that the Lord isn’t coming for a long time (v. 48).

If we think that the Lord's return is slow now (or even without expecting the Lord's return),

Then we are “evil slave” in the eyes of the Lord.

 

  1. He is doing wrong things.

The wrong thinking lead to the wrong action.

That wrong action is to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards (v. 49).

If we are like the people in Noah’s time who were eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the flood came and took them all away (vv. 37-39),

Then we are “evil slave” in the eyes of the Lord.

 

  1. He is hypocrite (v. 51).

He doesn’t analyze this present time (Lk. 12:56).

He honors God with his lips, but his heart is far away from Him (Mk. 7:6).

He cannot see the log in his eyes but sees the speck of his brother’s eye (Mt. 7:5).

He is clean outside but inside he is full of robbery and self-indulgence (23:25).

He is like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside he is full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness (23:27).

He wants to be honored by men (6:2).

He lives his religious life to be seen by people (v. 5).

He is devoted to offerings and tithes, but neglects justice and mercy and faithfulness (23:23).

 

 

The Lord is telling us to be “the faithful and sensible slave” (24:45).

 

  1. We must prepare for Jesus’ second coming like the five prudent virgins (25:4, 8, 9, 13).

We must say “Amen Come, Lord Jesus” when Jesus says to us “Yes, I am coming quickly”

(Rev. 22:20).

 

  1. We must take the talents that the Lord gave us and go at once and put our money to work and bear fruit (Mt. 25:16, 17).

 

  1. We must be faithful (Rev. 17:14).

We must have sincere mind (2 Pet. 3:1) and truthful lips (Prov. 12:19).

We must be faithful stewards (Lk. 12:42).

We must be faithful ministers (Eph. 6:21).

We must be truthful witnesses (Prov. 14:25).

We must call upon God in truth (Ps. 145:18).

 

When we all stand before the Lord, we will settle accounts (Mt. 18:23, 24, 25:19).

When He settles accounts, the Lord will say one of two things to us (25:14-30):

 

“Well done, good and faithful servant” (vv. 21, 23) or  “You wicked, lay servant!” (v. 26).