To Be Least

⁴⁵"Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? ⁴⁶It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. ⁴⁷I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. ⁴⁸But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,' ⁴⁹and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. ⁵⁰The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. ⁵¹He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 24)

      The master commanded the servant what to do, and left. If this servant obeys the master until the day the master returns, he will be rewarded. However, if the servant disobeys his master and the master comes home to the servants surprise, that servant will be put into hell.
      Jesus Christ is the master. We, as Christians, are his servants. Jesus left this earth by ascending to heaven and he promised to return to the earth. If we are wise, we will be obedient to the commands of Jesus and continue to serve Him until the day he returns.
      However, some who are servants of Christ will start to disobey Christ and living lives of sin ("beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards"). When Jesus returns when we do not expect Him, He will punish those who have been disobedient by placing them in hell.
      My brothers and sisters in Christ, I can not stress the importance of remaining faithful to our master, Jesus Christ, and walking in obedience to Him. Many call themselves followers of Christ. However, many do not follow Christ. Many call themselves servants of Christ. However many do not serve Christ. Unlike the wicked servant in this parable, let us obey Christ so that when he returns he will reward us, rather placing us in hell.