In this parable, our Lord Jesus taught about our responses to eternal gifts. There is no difference between the man who received the five talents, the man who received the two and even the man who received one talent. What made the difference is how they responded to the gifts.
You’d notice that the man with the five talents came back with five more, making 100% profit and the same with the man with two talents. In these two instances the response of the Master to both men were the same- ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ He scored them by what He gave them.
Had the man who received one talent returned with one more, the Master would have congratulated him too.
The problem with most of us is that we are not responding well to the gifts and potentials that God has deposited in us. Yours mustn’t be as ‘BIG’ as your friend’s before you can bring returns to the Master. Do something with what the Lord gave to you. We all carry great treasures.
The servant who did nothing with his talent was called wicked and lazy by the Master. ...‘You wicked and slothful servant! Matt. 25:26
So, it's wickedness and laziness to not put to use the gifts and potentials God has deposited in us. And you'd see that the Master took his one talent and gave it to the man who already had ten.
We attract divine favour when we are diligent at our duty posts.
Action Point
You are created for so much more! Go out and trade with your talents. It’s wickedness to God when we do not use our gifts. If you buried any talents, dig it out and dust it up today.
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