“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.' ”

And he thus received his Lord's commendation of ‘well done, good and faithful servant' (or ‘it is well, good and faithful servant'). Note the description. He was like the faithful and wise servant of Matthew 24:45. For this is what the Lord requires of all of us. Faithfulness, goodness and commonsense. The result is that he learns that, because he has been faithful over a few things, the Lord will set him over many things. He is to enter into his Lord's favour, and share His joy.

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