Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things.
No service done for the Lord will lose its reward. Here, in a story that the Lord told, a servant had been given five talents (pieces of money) which he had traded and doubled in value. His reward was to be ruler over many things. We too have been given something from the Lord to either discard, hide, or use. If we use what He has given in quiet service for Him, He will say to us, as in our verse today, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” It will be wonderful to hear His “Well done!” That will mean more than any reward we can get for things we do in this world. Serve - and wait for the Lord’s “Well done!”