I Got Something Wrong

Someone asked me a really good question this morning after my sermon. And after looking at it, I discovered I got something wrong.

Her question was, why did the master affirm to the wicked servant in verse 26 that he had harvested where he had not sown and gathered where he had not scattered seed? Doesn't that make the master out to be a bad guy? What I missed was that this was sarcasm. The master uses the words of the servant against him. In essence, the master is saying, "Oh, so you think that I am a cheat and stealer? I see how you think of me." He finishes this up with the sarcasm and indictment in verse 27: "Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest." The actions of the servant reflect his wickedness, not the master's. Had he really believed what he said, he would have given the money to the bankers. I missed that.

Nevertheless, the point is the same. If you have a wrong view of God, you won't serve him. This only bolsters that point.