Matthew 25:14 says, For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. Verse fifteen add, And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Jesus told the disciples of an man going away and giving to his servants talents according to their ability to deal with them. He did not see all with the same ability and did not entrust them all with the same amount of goods. God does not see us as all having the same abilities, but He entrusts us with as much as He knows we are capable of handling. Verse sixteen states, Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. Verse eighteen adds, And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. Verse eighteen concludes, But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. Two of the servants, though they did not receive the same amount of talents, put what they had to use. The one who recieved the least amount buried his. Even if we have very little ability to do things for God, we should never refuse to use what talents we have. Verse nineteen declares, After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. Eventually, the lord of the servants returned, just as Jesus will one day return for those who are His. He called his servants for an accounting. Verse twenty adds, And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. The servant who had been given the most, five talents, came and told his lord that he had gained another five to go with it. Verse twenty-one continues, His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. The lord called the man a good servant and said that since he had been faithful over a few things that he would make him the ruler over many and for him to enter into the joy of the lord. Verse twenty-two states, He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. The man who had received the two talents also doubled his. Verse twenty-three adds, His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. This servant was treated the same as the servant who had received the five talents. It wasn't the amount of talent nor the return but the making of the most of what the person had that mattered. Verse twenty-four declares, Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: Verse twenty-five adds, And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. The man with the one talent said he was afraid he would lose it, so he buried it and only returned the one talent. Even if we feel that we have very little talent in working for God, we need to make the most of it and never bury it. Verse twenty-six declares, His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Verse twenty-seven adds, Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. The lord told the servant that as he had just stated that the master reaped where he didn't sow, so the servant should have at least loaned the talent at interest so he could return some more. We should never allow fear from totally stopping us from doing at least the minimum for God. Verse twenty-eight continues, Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. The lord told his servants to take the talent and give it to the one who now had ten. Those who seem to be doing the most for God many times receive even more responsibility because they have proven worthy of handling it, Verse twenty-nine declares, For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. I believe this refers to working for God with what we have, and if we are true servants of God we will. If we are servants of God through faith in Christ, we should be at work for Him, not for material rewards for our self, but for God's glory. Verse thirty adds, And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. The unfaithful servant was cast into outer darkness. I believe that he never was a true servant but was a servant in name only. I don't believer that anyone who is a true follower of God will ever be cast out into outer darkness, but we may not have much reward in heaven if we do not do our best for God.
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