The Will of the Father
Jesus told a parable of a father and two sons. He told the first son to go work, but he refused. The son was serving another master. Something else was more important than his father's will. Perhaps he wanted to go to a party or a sporting event. Later, he regretted his answer and obeyed the father's command.
The second son readily agreed to do the father's bidding. Yet, he didn't follow through. He served another master that took precedence over his father's will.
Perhaps we're enthusiastic at first, but thoughts come to us about why we shouldn't fulfill our commitment. We lose interest or become distracted.
Which one of these sons was faithful? Most Christians confuse faithfulness with diligence. We can be busy with many things, even good things, but not be doing what God called us to do. We can be diligent without being faithful, we we can't be faithful without diligence.
Jesus many times pointed out a person's faithfulness. He never mentioned it concerning these two sons. Neither of them put the father's will ahead of their own desires. Faithful people stay with it even when they aren't in the mood.
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