When our last day comes, few of us will be remembered beyond it. The most beautiful Christian lives are seldom celebrated outside the local church. But when all earthly applause has faded, there will be no greater commendation than to know that our Lord’s work in and through us is complete and to hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:23).
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Until the King Returns
Today, we consider the Parable of the Ten Minas, perhaps less familiar than its counterpart in Matthew’s Gospel, the Parable of the Talents. The two parables are similar in principle but differ in important details. Most significantly, Luke tells us why Jesus spoke this parable: “because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately” (19:11).
