(May 29, 2015)
The
unprofitable servant, in my mind, is much like the servant of the Lord who
lives their life focused on avoiding sin.
Like a fear of losing money, a fear of sin can take a legitimate and
worthwhile matter and push it beyond what it should be. Yes, losing money is bad, and yes sin is
bad. But if our fear of losing money or
our fear of sin debilitate us to the point where we don’t invest what we have
been given to the Lord to build His Kingdom, what purpose do we have?
Our
focus needs to be on building the Kingdom, not the selfish purpose of avoiding
sin. If we are truly focused on building
the Kingdom, we will avoid sin as a natural consequence of our increased love
for the Savior and our fellow men.
Ironically, the best way to avoid sinning is very often to forget the
battle with sin and focus on the needs of those around us and what the Lord
wants us to do at that moment – then doing it.
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