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| | | Gospel of the day Matthew 25:14-30
The Parable of the Talents
14(A) "For(B) it will be like a man(C) going on a journey, who called his servants[a] and entrusted to them his property. 15To one he gave five(D) talents,[b] to another two, to another one,(E) to each according to his ability. Then he(F) went away. 16He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18But he who had received the one talent went and(G) dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19Now(H) after a long time the master of those servants came and(I) settled accounts with them. 20And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.' 21His master said to him, 'Well done, good and(J) faithful servant.[c](K) You have been faithful over a little;(L) I will set you over much. Enter into(M) the joy of your master.' 22And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.' 23His master said to him, '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.' 24He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, 'Master, I knew you to be(N) a hard man, reaping(O) where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, 25so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here(P) you have what is yours.' 26But his master answered him, 'You(Q) wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? 27Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29(R) For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 30And(S) cast(T) the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
Everything Belongs to the Lord by Bro. Allan Tigue There was no doubt in the minds of the servants in the Gospel that the property and money still belonged to the master. They were the possessors, but not the owners. Their job was to manage what they were given. Likewise, we must remember that everything we have has been given to us and is not really ours anyway. Everything we see here on earth is not ours. What we have is not ours.
The Lord has the rights, and I have the responsibility. He is the Master and I am the manager. I am the servant and He is the sovereign. Everything belongs to the Lord. Until we recognize this truth, we will not be good managers of what has been entrusted to us. Our time, treasure and talents all are from His hands. Our gifts and abilities are on loan from Him. Our money comes from the Almighty. Our houses, cars, clothes and every possession we have don’t belong to us. We really don’t own anything. [ continue reading… ]
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