The Reckoning of Return (Part III): Enter into the Joy

Well done, good and faithful servant.

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.
You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much.
Enter into the joy of your master.’”
— Matthew 25:21

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Every story comes to a reckoning.
Every life returns to its source.

In the parable, the Master comes back to settle accounts.
That moment isn’t about punishment — it’s about truth.
It’s the moment when the servants discover what their faith has made of them.

The first two step forward with open hands.
They bring what they’ve built — not out of pride, but out of gratitude.
They know what it costs to risk, and they know what they became through it.

The Master doesn’t just reward them with more — He invites them into something deeper:

“Enter into the joy of your Master.”

That’s the whole point.
Faithfulness was never about gain; it was about becoming capable of joy.

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The Joy of the Master

Joy here doesn’t mean happiness or relief.
It’s the divine state of union — the moment a soul finally aligns with its purpose.

When the Master says, “Enter into My joy,” it’s not a reward waiting at the end.
It’s an invitation into a new kind of existence — where creation and Creator breathe in rhythm.

The servants who risked didn’t just multiply their talents — they multiplied their capacity for divine joy.
They became more like the Master through the act of participation.