LUKE 19:21-28 “Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?” (Luke 19:23). Many people rob themselves of God’s blessings because they do not know how to put to use the talent God has given them. For some it is sheer selfishness. They seek only how to promote their own interests. They would not bring themselves to do anything that may benefit others. This was the point our Lord Jesus Christ drove home in the parable in our text. He had told his disciples of a certain nobleman who prior to embarking on a long journey, called his ten servants and delivered one pound to each of them. On his return, all the servants, but one, gave glowing account of how profitable they had been. They had wisely invested the pound and gained many times over. But this one exception came back to his master with his one pound. If he stopped at handing back the pound to the master and walking away, that would have been bad enough. But then, he verbally attacked his master. He accused his master of always wanting to profit from the efforts of others. His master was furious. “You knew I reap where I did not sow,” he told the servant. “If you would not make use of the pound, why not deposit it where it would have yielded some returns?” Now, added the master, he would judge the servant according to his words, describing the servant as wicked. He then took the pound from the servant and gave it to the man that had gained ten, again stressing a vital point that the more you use your talent, the more profitable you will become. It is an act of foolishness to refuse to use the talents God has deposited in you. In fact such foolishness is sinful. It denies God His due pre-eminence in your life. It means you have refused to be useful to your fellow human beings, and above all, you have neglected to obey God. Therefore, whatever talent God has deposited in you must be put to use immediately so as not to incur His anger Only the liberal soul shall be made fat.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 05:47:15 +0000
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