Be Not Many Masters?

The Greater condemnation of being masters

Psalm 10:16   The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

Psalm 10:17   LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

I think it not an accident that Pilgrims Progress specifically discusses the sons of Japheth as being in view, and their salvation. Shem and Ham are both in the judgment of God, upon the earth, but the sons of Japheth have a burden upon their backs, that perhaps the other two brothers haven’t. They are aware of the dominion that they have received. Dominions in the spiritual and dominions in the earthly. Have they like Esau traded their birthrite? I don’t think so, but we all must follow and study to show ourselves approved unto God, whether in spiritual dominions or in the earthly. The burden of many souls being provided for, through your earthly fortunes is a challenge at best. Whether you will end up to be the rich man who stepped over Lazarus daily and cracked the whip in fear to your subordinates, wreaking terror; or were a benevolent benefactor to God’s people and strangers, is up for grabs. What is God saying about the greater condemnation of being a Master?

We have only one master, God. Have you no responsibility, if you have grown in your status to bring others who have served you up as well. If you were blessed to find childcare that treated your child with kindness and civility and you are now a billionaire and that young woman is still starving in the hovel of the streets trying to feed her family caring devotedly to the next generation. Whose fault is that? Why is it a well paying job to be a governor and not a childcare worker? We care not for that position. Our culture shows as much and will continue to do so, until we care for the children with our pay as well as with our considerations of gratitude.

I was grateful for childcare, so that I could pursue my dreams, they say. I was grateful to drop them off and become what I was supposed to be, a master! All can do the same? should we? Who cares for the children? the unambitious. the “uniapetors”. Their souls will show the vanquish. Help us Lord to care about the fallout of our over ambitious mindset.