The Bishop and The Servant

LLUSTRATION: The Bishop and The Servant

There was a Bishop who had many churches and many other Bishops, Pastors, Reverend gentlemen under him. There was a lay man in his church whose duty was to serve all other dignitaries. He also served all other members of the church. He became their messenger. Other members and dignitaries in the church mocked at the servant that he had no office in the church but was a mere messenger.

The servant continued in his service day and night, not minding how the people laughed at him. A time came when the servant died and he was buried without honor because he was a laughing stock in the church. Later on the Bishop also died and his corpse was highly honored and buried as a Bishop. Other Bishops also hoped that he would take high office in heaven as a Bishop. When the late Bishop went to the other world, he lived in a small dirty hut. He asked God a lot of questions that while he was on earth, he had a church and he served God devotedly. Why should God place him in such a humiliating position?

One day he went into the street and saw his servant occupying a three storey building. The late Bishop became confounded because of what he saw. He went with great fury into the office of God in the other world, to inquire from the clerk why his messenger should occupy a three-storey building while he, the master lived in a dirty hut.

The clerk checked the Bishop's file and found it blank. The file of his servant was also checked and all the services he rendered to the Bishop and the members were recorded there. The Bishop said he was the one who sent him to do the work. The clerk replied that it was not those who send who are rewarded but the actual workers. The Bishop returned with tears to his hut that was almost falling down. He realised that he did nothing while he was alive.

LLUSTRATION: The Bishop and The Servant

There was a Bishop who had many churches and many other Bishops, Pastors, Reverend gentlemen under him. There was a lay man in his church whose duty was to serve all other dignitaries. He also served all other members of the church. He became their messenger. Other members and dignitaries in the church mocked at the servant that he had no office in the church but was a mere messenger.

The servant continued in his service day and night, not minding how the people laughed at him. A time came when the servant died and he was buried without honor because he was a laughing stock in the church. Later on the Bishop also died and his corpse was highly honored and buried as a Bishop. Other Bishops also hoped that he would take high office in heaven as a Bishop. When the late Bishop went to the other world, he lived in a small dirty hut. He asked God a lot of questions that while he was on earth, he had a church and he served God devotedly. Why should God place him in such a humiliating position?

One day he went into the street and saw his servant occupying a three storey building. The late Bishop became confounded because of what he saw. He went with great fury into the office of God in the other world, to inquire from the clerk why his messenger should occupy a three-storey building while he, the master lived in a dirty hut.

The clerk checked the Bishop's file and found it blank. The file of his servant was also checked and all the services he rendered to the Bishop and the members were recorded there. The Bishop said he was the one who sent him to do the work. The clerk replied that it was not those who send who are rewarded but the actual workers. The Bishop returned with tears to his hut that was almost falling down. He realised that he did nothing while he was alive.

The Bishop and The Servant

LLUSTRATION: The Bishop and The Servant

There was a Bishop who had many churches and many other Bishops, Pastors, Reverend gentlemen under him. There was a lay man in his church whose duty was to serve all other dignitaries. He also served all other members of the church. He became their messenger. Other members and dignitaries in the church mocked at the servant that he had no office in the church but was a mere messenger.

The servant continued in his service day and night, not minding how the people laughed at him. A time came when the servant died and he was buried without honor because he was a laughing stock in the church. Later on the Bishop also died and his corpse was highly honored and buried as a Bishop. Other Bishops also hoped that he would take high office in heaven as a Bishop. When the late Bishop went to the other world, he lived in a small dirty hut. He asked God a lot of questions that while he was on earth, he had a church and he served God devotedly. Why should God place him in such a humiliating position?

One day he went into the street and saw his servant occupying a three storey building. The late Bishop became confounded because of what he saw. He went with great fury into the office of God in the other world, to inquire from the clerk why his messenger should occupy a three-storey building while he, the master lived in a dirty hut.

The clerk checked the Bishop's file and found it blank. The file of his servant was also checked and all the services he rendered to the Bishop and the members were recorded there. The Bishop said he was the one who sent him to do the work. The clerk replied that it was not those who send who are rewarded but the actual workers. The Bishop returned with tears to his hut that was almost falling down. He realised that he did nothing while he was alive.