Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 says, “Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor. The Bible deeply values friendships and there are many instances of loyalty between friends. Faithfulness in FriendshipĪnother way we can show faithfulness is in our friendships. Spouses show their faithfulness to each other by encouraging one another in God, actively loving each other, and patiently caring for each other’s needs. Husbands and wives are meant to serve each other and love one another.Įphesians 5:25 says, “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.” Part of faithfulness is avoiding adultery, but it’s more than that. The Bible tells us that spouses should be faithful to one another. Probably the most common form of faithfulness that comes to mind is in our marriage relationships. We can also be faithful in our relationships with other people. He also wants us to do more than bury our talents in the ground.īeing faithful is not only limited to our relationship with God. He does want us to do something good with the talents and resources that we are given. He doesn’t expect the same results from all of us. He knows that we’re not all given the same talents and opportunities.
In the parable of the talents in Luke 16:10, Jesus says: “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.” It does mean that we will continue to trust in God and try to follow His commandments even when life is difficult. It does not mean that we won’t struggle or that we won’t make poor decisions. Against such there is no law.įaithfulness does not mean that we will be perfect. Galatians 5:22-23 says: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. A faithful Christian will often produce fruit. When we’re faithful to God it means that we trust that He will care for us, we follow where He leads, and we love Him in return.īeing faithful also means that there will be some evidence of our faith in God. When God is faithful to us, He cares for us, He leads us, and He loves us. Finally, the master rewards the servant with a joy that can be shared and entered into: personal relationship with Himself.God’s faithfulness to His people is not the same as our faithfulness to God. The reward is not about prestige, necessarily, but the opportunity to have an even greater impact.
Second, the master responds to faithful service over smaller things by giving the opportunity to be responsible for larger things. It's noteworthy that what the master in this parable truly values is not the objective value of the money these men earned, but their faithfulness in applying what He has given them (Matthew 25:27–29).īeing told "well done" is a reward unto itself coming from the Son of God.
He wants us to use those blessings to deepen our faith in Himself, to increase His glory on the earth, and hopefully to grow His church. This is very much why the word "talent" is used in modern English as a reference to God-given abilities. His parable imagines the gifts He will give to His servants on earth-natural ability, skills, resources, money, assets-as things to invest. Jesus is using the metaphor of financial success to communicate what it means to be His servant. This is another 100 percent return on investment a fantastic success in terms of business profit and worldly achievement. The master rewards the servant who used the two talents left to him to build a business that made another two talents. This verse repeats almost exactly the praise given in Matthew 25:21.
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