Called to Take Care of our Master

Whoever tends a fig tree gets to eat its fruit,

And whoever takes care of his master will receive honor.

(Proverbs 27: 18)

Sounds quite different from what we usually hear and understand isn’t it?  “Taking care of our master.” Some of you would say that all these days you were under the impression that the master takes care of us and not the other way around. Yes, He does. Our most caring Master, God our Father, takes care of us. God knows each and every season of us, the needs in those seasons, whatever we yearn for during those seasons and he provides every need and our heart’s desire, in His time. He takes care of us, indeed!

But there is something more accomplishing and privileging to be a servant under this master, our Lord God. We have to take care of Him too. We are called to take care of our Master. Yes. Reading this line and realizing that this phrase actually exists in the Bible, takes your eyes and thoughts towards new horizons. And some of us respond saying “what? Really?”

The answer, is a big fat Yes! 

The master who has called us to be His servant, also has called us to take care of Him. To take care of His great plans. To take care of His great mission in this world. To take care of His kingdom and its administration. Yes. That’s what we are called for; to be active and honest participants in this great mission. We have to take care of God’s great mission on this earth and work until our last breath to ensure that God’s will is done. And when we do this, we are taking care of our master. We are part of this mission.

Being this great Master’s servant is not about just obeying, but working together. Making His thoughts ours. God’s plans becoming the project plan in which we all work under. And moreover, His work becoming our work. When this happens, we take of our Master’s work. We take care of our Master.

And whoever takes care of his master will receive honor. Taking care of our master doesn’t go unnoticed. There is a great reward. And what is that? Honor...

My dear friend in Christ. Let me encourage you today to take care of our Master. To keep His plans in mind and to work for it day and night. Let me also encourage you to take care of God’s great mission in this world and to ensure that our Master, God our Father’s work is done in the right way. We are called to take care of our Master!

May God bless you.