Nobleman
While He’s Away
Jesus told a parable in Luke 19:11-22 portraying Himself as a nobleman who went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for Himself and then returns. Before He departed, he gave talents to His servants so they could carry on His business while He was away. Two of the servants took seriously what He entrusted them to do. When the nobleman returned, he honored them and entrusted more to them. But he called the servant who didn’t do anything with the talent He had given him, “worthless.” (Luke 19:22)
Let’s break this down. Jesus is the nobleman. At salvation, He entrusts a spiritual gift to every believer so we can do His work on earth while He is in heaven. We are either faithfully doing the good works He’s prepared for us to do (Ephesians 2:10) or we’re being unfaithful to His calling. What has He called you to do? How faithfully are you carrying on His work while He is away?
Jesus Christ, heaven’s NOBLEMAN, stir our hearts to serve You well.
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While He’s Away
Jesus told a parable in Luke 19:11-22 portraying Himself as a nobleman who went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for Himself and then returns. Before He departed, he gave talents to His servants so they could carry on His business while He was away. Two of the servants took seriously what He entrusted them to do. When the nobleman returned, he honored them and entrusted more to them. But he called the servant who didn’t do anything with the talent He had given him, “worthless.” (Luke 19:11-22) Let’s break this down. Jesus is the nobleman. At salvation, He entrusts a spiritual gift to every believer so we can do His work on earth while He is in heaven. We are either faithfully doing the good works He’s prepared for us to do (Ephesians 2:10) or we’re being unfaithful to His calling. What has He called you to do? How faithfully are you carrying on His work while He is away?
Jesus Christ, heaven’s nobleman, stir our hearts to serve You well.
While He’s Away
Jesus told a parable in Luke 19:11-22 portraying Himself as a nobleman who went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for Himself and then return. Before He departed, the nobleman gave talents to His servants so they could carry on His business while He was away. Two of the servants took seriously what He entrusted them to do. When the nobleman returned, he honored them and entrusted more to them. But he called the servant who didn’t do anything with the talent he had given him, “worthless.” (Luke 19:11-22) Let’s break this down. Jesus is the nobleman. At salvation, He entrusts a spiritual gift to every believer so we can do His work on earth while He is in heaven. We are either faithfully doing the good works He’s prepared for us to do (Ephesians 2:10) or we’re unfaithful to His calling. What has He called you to do today?
Jesus Christ, heaven’s nobleman, stir our hearts to serve You well.
While He’s Away
Jesus told a parable in Luke 19:11-22 portraying Himself as a nobleman who went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for Himself and then return. Before He departed, the nobleman gave talents to His servants so they could carry on His business while He was away. Two of the servants took seriously what He entrusted them to do. When the nobleman returned, he honored them and entrusted more to them. But he called the servant who didn’t do anything with the talent he had given him, “worthless.” (Luke 19:11-22) Let’s break this down. Jesus is the nobleman. At salvation, He entrusts a spiritual gift to every believer so we can do His work on earth while He is in heaven. We are either faithfully doing the good works He’s prepared for us to do (Ephesians 2:10), or, we’re lazy like the unfaithful slave. What a joy for us to get to serve Christ.
Jesus Christ, heaven’s nobleman, stir our hearts to faithfully serve You with the gifts You’ve entrusted to us.
“While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. So He said, ‘A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return;“
Praise to Christ, the NOBLEMAN
“While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. So He said, ‘A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return;“
Jesus told a parable portraying Himself as a NOBLEMAN who went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for Himself and then return. Before He departed, the NOBLEMAN gave talents to His slaves; by which they were to carry on His business in His absence. Two of the slaves took seriously what the NOBLEMAN entrusted to them to use. When He returned, He honored them and entrusted more to them. But the NOBLEMAN said to the lazy servant who didn’t do anything with what He’d entrusted to him, “By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave.” (Luke 19:22)
Let’s break this down. Jesus is heaven’s NOBLEMAN who came to earth. He’s entrusted spiritual gifts to us (believers); by which we’re to do His work while He’s in heaven. We’re either faithfully working on His behalf; doing the good works He’s prepared for us to do (Ephesians 2:10). Or, we’re being lazy like the unfaithful, wicked slave. Christ is heaven’s Nobleman. How faithfully are we serving His interests on earth?
Jesus Christ, NOBLEMAN of heaven, we pray we faithfully serve You with the gifts You’ve entrusted to us.
NOBLEMAN
“While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. So He said, ‘A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return;“
In this parable, Jesus portrayed Himself as a nobleman who went to a distant country (heaven) to receive a kingdom for Himself and then return. Before He departed, the Nobleman gave talents to His slaves with which they were to do His business. The greatest praise we can give the Lord and Nobleman of heaven is not with our mouths. The greatest praise we can give Him is by our lives – investing the talents He has entrusted to us in His business on earth.
Jesus Christ, Nobleman of heaven, I pray my life brings You praise as I invest my talents to do Your business on earth.
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