WELL DONE MY GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT

 

If God will meet you today - will you hear 'WELL DONE MY GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT OR YOU WICKED AND SLOTHFUL SERVANT (be thrown to the pit of darkness)?

Matthew 25:14-30 "The parable of the Talents" , impresses the weight of our responsibility and the serious consequences of neglecting God's instruction to us.

Matthew, in chapters 24-25, records the Lord’s heart of compassion and love mingled with unwavering holiness. This section of Scripture, including the Parable of the Talents, constitutes final warnings, prophecies, and encouragements to His people Israel prior to His departure.

This parable is the instruction of the Lord to everyone on how to live on the last days. in Matthew 24:13, "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved," is a key statement. This is the believing remnant that will receive the promise of the kingdom.

Each of us have  God-given talents - our diverse skills and abilities. It is not acceptable merely to put those gifts in the closet or ignore them. He expects us to take risk and employ them in His service. 

The return God expects of us is commensurate with the gifts we have been given. The servant who received one talent was not condemned for failing to reach the five-talent goal; he was condemned because he did nothing with what he was given. The gifts we receive from God include skills, abilities, family connections, social positions, education, experiences, and more. 

This parable is a WARNING to those who slack and don't use their talents for the glory of the Lord. The servant was thrown to the darkness and was stripped off of all his talents. 

Let us relfect:

- We've given so much talents, are we taking risk to use it for the glory of God? or we are too shy to even share it to others?

- We received so much blessings, especially our loved ones, are we even taking care of them and our relationship to them - what if we have no more time to show them our love?

- if God will meet you today - will you hear 'WELL DONE MY GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT OR YOU WICKED AND SLOTHFUL SERVANT (be thrown to the pit of darkness)?

. As Christians, we have the most valuable resource of all – the Word of God. If we believe and understand Him, and apply His Word as good stewards, we are a blessing to others and the value of what we do multiplies. We are accountable to the Lord for the use of His resources.

Amen.