And he called ten of his servants and granted to them ten Minas, and said to them, ‘Do business until I arrive.’
Luke 19:13
The Jewish people were entrusted with the Oracles of God. But the application of the meaning here need not be limited to what the Lord entrusted to them. All of God’s servants are entrusted with His riches.
Riches of grace, love, mercy, wisdom, joy, peace, and hope are all ours in Christ. And meant to be shared. To ‘do business’ here is referring to having enough to invest so as to make a profit. The idea is for the servants to be a blessing and to receive one as well.
Also, this great man says, ‘do business until I arrive’ because his return is a forgone conclusion. The Lord is not simply ‘coming someday’, He is ‘about to arrive’!
Heavenly Father, we thank You today and every day. We often think of thanksgiving as something that we give. But it is also something we are. We are to be thankful. Indeed, we cannot stop being thankful people when Your Presence is clear to us. We thank You and are thankful! In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.