‘Well done, good and faithful
servant.’ Matthew 25:23
God wants you to succeed in
life (see Joshua 1:8). And He will give you the tools, strategies, and
relationships necessary for success. David started out as a lowly shepherd boy,
but God made him King of Israel. The Bible says, ‘In everything he did he had great
success, because the LORD was with him’ (1 Samuel 18:14 NIV 2011 Edition). But
God’s definition of success is very different from the world’s definition.
Former US Senator Mark
Hatfield tells of touring Calcutta
with Mother Teresa. They visited the ‘House of Dying’ where sick children are
cared for in their last days, and the dispensary where the poor line up by the
hundreds to receive medical attention. Watching Mother Teresa minister to these
people, feeding and nursing those left by others to die, Hatfield was
overwhelmed by the magnitude of the suffering she and her co-workers faced
daily. ‘How can you bear the load without being crushed beneath it?’ he asked.
Mother Teresa replied, ‘My dear Senator, I am not called to be successful, I am
called to be faithful.’ Some of us are called to serve in the limelight while
others are called to serve in the shadows. Some are privileged to receive the
world’s accolades and rewards, but most of us aren’t. Should we be discouraged?
Not for a moment! With God, faithfulness counts as success. One day when you’ll
stand before God you will hear these words: ‘Well done, good and faithful
servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over
many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
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