This week we begin worship with:
Matthew 25:21
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’
A little further down in the passage, the destiny of the unfaithful servant is also described in a confusing verse:
For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
This verse turns on the single word "has" (echō) and more specifically on its case. It is used three times, twice with its grammatical case.
- "to everyone who has will more be given" - Dative - Indicates Action
- "from the one who has not" - Genitive - Emphasizes Possession
But what do we have that we need to possess? Reading a little further we find:
“Then he will say to those on his left, Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’
We all have the opportunity to serve our risen Savior. How often do we let the opportunity be taken away, because we failed to possess it?
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