What are the dangers of being disqualified?
Jesus addressed His disciples (you and me) when He spoke in Matthew chapter 24:
50 the Master of that servant (evil servant) will come on a day when he is not looking for Him and at an hour that he is not aware of,
51 and will cut him in two (separate from him, cut asunder) and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The word evil in Matthew 24:48, is the Greek word kakos (Strong’s #2556), which means “someone who has been disqualified.” It means “a worthless or injurious person.” It means he lacks the qualities that he should possess. Simply put, he is “not worthy.”
This servant thought His Lord would delay His coming. And this, of course, affected how he lived his life. He was lazy, untrustworthy, and cruel. He abused his position by being ill-tempered and self-indulgent to those who worked with him. He thought he would never be called into account for these things because he secretly believed His Lord would not come.
Jesus then replaces the term “cast out” here with the term “cut asunder” (Strong’s #1371), which metaphorically means “to be cut open so all can see.” It means “to expose and scrutinize the thoughts and motives of a person’s heart.” It is simply an analogy for what will happen at the Judgment Seat.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 4:
12 For we have the living Word of God, which is full of energy, like a two-mouthed sword. It will even penetrate to the very core of our being where soul and spirit, bone and marrow meet! It interprets and reveals the true thoughts and secret motives of our hearts.
13 There is not one person who can hide their thoughts from God, for nothing that we do remains a secret, and nothing created is concealed, but everything is exposed and defenseless before His Eyes, to Whom we must render an account.
We can potentially be disqualified from ruling and reigning as co-heirs with Jesus Christ, depending on our current motives and acts!
Like the disobedient servant in the parable of the ten talents, this unfaithful and unfruitful servant will be thrown into a specific place––a place with all the other hypocrites, who said they were Christians, but really didn’t live it––and there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
In this “outer darkness” there is going to be much “weeping and gnashing of teeth.” This particular phrase occurs three times in the Bible describing believers. These people are in the kingdom, but they will be cast out from experiencing the joy of The Lord, thrown into the outer darkness (or the darkness outside The Throne Room) where they will experience weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Weeping and gnashing of teeth” occurs when carnal believers reflect remorsefully on their lives and all the missed opportunities.
A believer who refuses to avail himself of the moment-by-moment cleansing that God provides is seen as walking in darkness. He has not been cleansed by the washing of the Water of the Word, therefore he can only remain in the darkened courtyard outside the light of the Holy Place.
Unfaithful believers are those believers who are disobedient, self-consumed, and self-indulgent. They have hardened their hearts, they walk by the flesh, and they are dull of hearing. They will be in Heaven but will have restrictions placed on them.
If we don’t learn how to have our souls experientially sanctified here on earth, we will lose incredible opportunities there in Heaven. Let the Spirit of God convict you to turn around and begin to live as God desires. There is still time! Even a worker who comes in at the end of the day receives the same reward as the one who has worked all day (The Parable of the workers in the Vineyard: Matthew 20:1-16). I know this Truth gives me comfort and assurance!