Part 4 of the “Parable of the Talents” Series

But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money . (Matthew 25:18, NIV)

Here we have a very different story.  This servant wasted his Master’s talent and rendered it useless.  He literally killed it by burying it.

Are you any different?  Have you squandered an opportunity to make your money work for you?  In addition to forsaking  the returns enjoyed by the more diligent servants, you have hidden from others a chance to glorify our Lord.  This could have been a demonstration of “magnifying the Lord.”  By regularly partnering with God, His work becomes evident to yourself as well as others in ever-increasing measures.

We in the Body of Christ need to exercise and demonstrate God’s influence in our lives.  We need to be fruitful in our finances as well as in every other aspect of our lifestyle.  As John the Baptist said of Jesus:  ‘He must increase but I must decrease” (John 3:30).  Have we hidden Him or are we hidden in Him?

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4. Talent For Putting God’s Money to Work for You
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