Part 6 of the “Parable of the Talents” Series
20The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
21″His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
22″The man with the two talents also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.’
23″His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ (Matthew 25:20-23 NIV).
There will come a day when the Master will return! What will we have to show for it when he does? One metric that will be used to evaluate our service to Him is our handling of His tangible blessings to us. Note that the Master commends his servants as “good and faithful”. Their fidelity in their stewardship led to their successful results.
Also notice that the Master is not concerned with the total value of wealth per steward. He commended the two stewards enjoying the same rate of (positive) return equally. The parable acknowledges that we all start out at different levels but it is what you do with what you are given that counts. “He who dies with the most toys wins” is not a Divine benchmark.
The biblical scenario is a great illustration of our Master’s generosity. Not only does he give us the means to succeed but he wants us to share in His happiness. It’s not just about financial success. He wants us truly and completely blessed. What an awesome God we serve!
Related posts:
- Talent for Wealth: Digging is Not Good Exercise
- Talent for Investing: Learning & Reaping From the Master
- Talent Management Tip: At Least Act With Interest
- Talent For Putting God’s Money to Work for You
- Talent for Accounting: Are YOU Ready for the Biggest Audit Ever?
- Talent For Stewardship
- Talent for Wealth Multiplication
- Talent: Fear Not & Be Wealthy
