MULTIPLYING

In Luke 19:11/26 we find the parable of the 10 mines.
Jesus and the apostles were arriving in Jerusalem. Jesus knew he would die there, but the apostles thought that he would be anointed King.
So, before entering city, Jesus explained with this parable that it was not the time to be the King. The apostles would have to understand the meaning. Did they understand? Did we really understand the message? Let’s see:
“A man of noble birth has left his land and traveled to a distant place to be crowned King. After crowned, the King returned to his land. But before going to the distant land the noble man had called to him a group of 10 servants and had given to each one a pound of something valuable that should be multiplied by them".
Matthew 25:14/28 (parable of the talents) tells the same story with some differences - each servant had received some larger or smaller portions, according to the ability of each one to administer.
In summary, in both parables, the group of servants stayed in the land waiting for the King, but all of them had to multiply what had received from Him.
Did we get the message?
1) What group of people Jesus left in the Earth waiting for his return like a King?
The Christians.
2) What Jesus gives to every person who believes him, and must be multiplied until he returns? The Salvation.
When Jesus comes back each one of us will have to deliverer to him our salvation multiplied.
Every apostle delivered multiplied his portion to Jesus, and you? Have you been multiplying yours?
In both parables, the majority of servants multiplied the mine or talent and delivered to the King, beyond the portion they received (ten or five times more; and the King gave them an award for that.
So, the ones who multiply their salvation will receive an award from God. He is really good. He does the work through us and he will reward us!
But, in both parables Jesus showed that it would be not easy to multiply because there was another group in the land that hated Him and that group said: we do not want this man be our king.
Jesus was saying, in other words: "It is exactly among those people that hate me where you must to multiply your Salvation. It will not be easy. There will be opposition. But you have a valuable mine with you, you have talent with you. I'm with you in Spirit. Trust me. You’ll reign with me on the nations when I come back. Some of you will increase more, others less, but all of you that multiply your salvation, making more disciples to me, will be rewarded for that. Wait for me, multiplying your salvation".

Will you be rewarded by God when Jesus comes back?