Is your talent God’s money?

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Is your talent God’s money?

Matthew 25:14-30 ”For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. “And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. “Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. “And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. “But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. “After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ “He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents; besides them.’ “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. ‘And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’ :But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. ‘So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. ‘Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. ‘And cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

A talent is a special ability. That is God’s money He lends to us. If we will take our talents and use them wisely we will have the time, to gain other talents. God gave us each a talent, something that we can do that is easy for us. It is what we have to allow us to prosper in the world. Our talent is what comes to us naturally, it is easy for us. The talents we gain with our spare time will be a little more difficult but we can still master them if we use our time wisely.

Maybe, all we should bring to the church, is a tenth of our talent? What if we used the first tenth of our talents to help others? What if we started to pass the talent at the church instead of the buck? What if we taught our talent to someone, and they taught their talent to us? We would have a number of talents to give the Lord when He comes back.

When you read this Scripture take your time, you will see that the man with one talent hid it in the ground, because he was afraid. Is fear keeping you from presenting your talent before men?

A talent is God’s money to us. It is our God given special ability. We are given talents and we can gain others if we do not let fear control us, and if we are not lazy.

God has given you a talent, at least one the Scriptures say. Are you using it to gain other talents, or are you holding God’s talent for ransom, or did you bury it because your afraid?

If you are not going to use God’s money, at least teach it to someone who will.

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