Well done, good and faithful slave!—Matt. 25:21.
A quality that we need in order to have a full share in the harvest work is diligence. Jesus illustrated this in the parable of the talents. (Matt. 25:14-30) No doubt your heart’s desire is to imitate the diligent slaves in Jesus’ parable. It is good to note that the master in the parable recognized that each of his slaves had different potential. He indicated this when he assigned talents to “each one according to his own ability.” (Matt. 25:15) As expected, the first slave produced significantly more than the second slave. However, the master recognized the diligent efforts of both of these slaves by pronouncing the slaves “good and faithful” and giving them identical rewards. Similarly, Jehovah knows that your circumstances affect what you are able to do in his service. He will not fail to recognize your whole-souled efforts to serve him and reward you accordingly.—Mark 14:3-9; Luke 21:1-4. w10 7/15 3:8-10
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