| It's tax time. Yeah! No? For some of us this means we | | | | this parable, Jesus means we are the servants and |
| will be getting some money back, and for others, not | | | | God is our master and we should use what he has |
| so much. If you are a fellow Christian, then you know | | | | given us to His glory. |
| God wants us to be free from the love of money and | | | | If you were given the gift of prophecy and never |
| to be content with what we have, or don't have | | | | shared that gift, think of what a waste that would be! |
| (Hebrews 13:5 NIV). God wants us to use the spiritual | | | | We can't let money or possessions run our lives, but |
| gifts as well as the monetary gifts He has given us | | | | we can be smart with what God has given us and |
| wisely. The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-28 | | | | turn it into more. Have you ever noticed that when you |
| describes 3 servants whose master gave them each | | | | give, God finds a way to give right back to you? I |
| 5, 2, and 1 talent (a talent is equal to more than a | | | | remember one year where my husband and I made |
| thousand dollars) respectively. The first two servants | | | | some extra money and so we gave more than we |
| invested their talents and doubled what the master | | | | normally would have that year. At the end of the year |
| gave them. To these two servants the master then | | | | we realized that God had creatively given almost |
| gave more. The last servant was so afraid of losing | | | | every dime that we had given back to us. It was so |
| the talent that was given him that he hid it in the | | | | amazing! In economic times like this, we tend to cut |
| ground. The master was so disappointed that he took | | | | back on what we give because we are afraid that |
| that servants talent and gave it to the first servant. He | | | | we won't have enough for ourselves. Don't forget that |
| then asked his servant why he didn't at least put the | | | | God will take care of us if we trust in Him. He will |
| money in the bank so he could collect the interest. In | | | | reward us in the end and that really is what counts. |