VERSE:
Matthew 25:24-30
24 “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate. 25 I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’
26 “But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, 27 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
28 “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. 29 To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. 30 Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
LESSON:
Money - What are you doing with your"Talents" (Money/Gifts) ?
In this verse Jesus talks about money (Talents) but he is also talking about our gifts, talents, skills, blessings, abilities and the gift of time. When talking about the best way to invest your "Talents" meaning money...this parable reminds us that even in Jesus time...there were things such as "Bankers" and that you could leave money (Talents) with them to earn "interest". This is still a good lesson for today...invest some of your money instead of spending all of it...and insure that you are earning the most interest that you can. The greater lesson of this parable is really the question of What are you doing with your "Talents" (our gifts, talents, skills, blessings, abilities and the gift of time given to us by God). Think about it. What are your "Talents"...and how wisely have you invested them...on behalf of "God's Kingdom" so far in your life. If you have not "invested" so well so far in life...then re-examine your life..and find better ways to "invest" the "Talents" that God has given to each of us.
