How To Be Faithful Always!
His lord said to him,
“Well done, good and faithful servant;
you were faithful over a few things, I
will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into the joy of your lord.”
Matthew 25:21
Prior to the modern age of education and opportunity, it was
understood that starting at the bottom, and working your way
up, was the norm. It was called apprenticeship, the period in
which a young person would demonstrate talent, skill, and
potential for the future. Today, few people want to start at
the bottom. They sometimes leave
college or graduate
school and expect to be given the corner office.
Joseph eventually made it to the top in Egypt—he was “set
over all the land of Egypt” (Genesis 41:42). In modern terms,
Pharaoh was a president and Joseph was the vice-president.
Not bad for someone who entered Egypt as a teenage slave.
Joseph was promoted because of faithfulness at two lesser
jobs: steward of Potiphar’s house and “warden” of the prison
(where he was incarcerated). Because Joseph was faithful
in small things, he was made “ruler over many things”
(Matthew 25:21).
Let God be responsible for your promotion while you
are responsible for your faithfulness. Faithfulness in
little things leads to responsibility for many things.
"When faithfulness is most
difficult, it is most necessary."
Unknown
