Matthew 25:21b Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things,

We who believe, don’t we want to hear “Well done, thou good and faithful servant:”? So much so perhaps that we fail to understand why the Lord would call us that considering He ended with “thou hast been faithful over a few things”.

Here once again we see things from a world view rather than from the only one who was truly faithful in all that He did and said. We think of faithful as being obedient to do all we are asked. He calls us good and faithful even though we have been faithful only in a few things.

Only Jesus got it all right. The rest of us came up short of perfection. It does not matter how short you came up, we didn’t do everything right. His calling us faithful has nothing to do with our performance, it has everything to do with His love for us. His expression of love is equal to all. It is only our opinion of our activity that is subject to judgment.

Failing makes me want to rededicate myself. I didn’t get it right that time, I will remember that the next time. Does everyone feel that way? I don’t know, I can only speak for myself. I only know one thing for sure.

It is easier to be faithful if you do not commit yourself to anything.

Hebrews 7:19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

I hope to do better.