I Want to be a Worker
To be a Christian is to be a servant. Romans 6 explains that all souls are slaves to something- whether we are slaves to sinful desires or slaves of righteousness in service to God. The Christian should no longer be consumed with fulfilling their own desire, but in advancing the cause of their Master. In the parable of the talents (Mt. 25), the master leaves his goods in the hands of three servants. To one he gives five talents, to another he gives two, and to a third he gives one. The first two servants put their talents to work and doubled their value before the return of the master. The third servant buried his talent. Upon the return of the master, the third servant is described as “wicked and lazy” and an “unprofitable servant”, and is thrown into outer darkness. The lesson of the parable is clear: servants of the Lord are expected to work! Servanthood is not a passive lifestyle. The servants in the parable were not given explicit commands as to what to do with t...