Heard this message about Matthew 25:14-30 (The Parable of the Talents). We know that it's about stewardship. But this passage is more than that. The Bible says the master gave the talents to three servants. He didn't loan or borrow, but give. So it's a gift. And the master left for a journey. The interesting point is that the Bible doesn't say the master would return to settle the account. The master did return.
So the talents that have been given are analogous to the gift that each servant had received. Two of the servants embraced the gift and worked it out for a return. The other servant didn't get any gain from the talent. He might have not appreciated the gift (because he was given one talent while the other two got more?). This could be the same with us. Each of us has gift according to His will. And not all of us use it fully. Be it to bring glory to God or to advance His will. The reason?
Sometimes people are reluctant to receive gift. They receive it and put it aside. The purpose of the gift is to bless the receiver but the receiver doesn't embrace and share it with others. At the end, that's not much productivity. Gift goes wasted and unused. Are you having this dilemma?
So the talents that have been given are analogous to the gift that each servant had received. Two of the servants embraced the gift and worked it out for a return. The other servant didn't get any gain from the talent. He might have not appreciated the gift (because he was given one talent while the other two got more?). This could be the same with us. Each of us has gift according to His will. And not all of us use it fully. Be it to bring glory to God or to advance His will. The reason?
Sometimes people are reluctant to receive gift. They receive it and put it aside. The purpose of the gift is to bless the receiver but the receiver doesn't embrace and share it with others. At the end, that's not much productivity. Gift goes wasted and unused. Are you having this dilemma?
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