Good Morning Friends,
Before leaving for a journey, a wealthy man
entrusted his wealth to three of his servants. To one he gave 5 talents, to one
2 talents and to the third one talent. When he returned after a long time, the
first servant had put the money to work and gained 5 more talents, the second
had done the same and also doubled the wealth with which he had been entrusted.
To each of them the master said, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You
have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come
and share your master’s happiness!” (Matthew 25:21)
The third servant was afraid he would lose what
the master had entrusted to him and hid his talent in the ground. When the
master returned the servant gave the talent he had received back to the master.
The master said, “You should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so
that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.” (Matthew
25:27)
Jesus was not providing investment counsel with
this parable, although it is good advice for that area of life. He is talking
about that with which He has entrusted His servants when He went on His long
journey to heaven. In the time between Jesus’ return to heaven after the
resurrection and His second coming, He has entrusted to us the responsibility of
taking care of His kingdom. What will we do with it? Will we bury what we have
received to protect it so that no one can take it from us? That is a fortress
mentality that would argue for Christians to get out of the world and live in
isolation to keep from being affected by the world. But to have that attitude
would be to greatly disappoint the Master!
Jesus doesn’t want us to be isolated to protect
what we have, but to be bold in using it to affect the lives of others. We are
to invest what He has entrusted to us so that it will produce a great return.
His, by Grace, Steve
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