Commitment and Service

Will you bury your talent?

2 min read, approximately

“Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unjust in very little is also unjust in much.” (Luke 16:10)

“Then the one who had received one talent also came and said: Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter. So I was afraid and went and hid your talent in the ground. Here is what belongs to you.” (Matthew 25:24-25)

God has placed many talents among his people, but it is our responsibility to develop them for the blessing of his people and the glory of his name. Today I want to share some common phrases so we can reflect a little on the talents God has given us: \1. ‘I cannot do it because others surely do it better than I do’:

“So it does not depend on the one who desires or the one who runs, but on God who shows mercy.” (Romans 9:16)

\2. ‘I am sure I cannot do it’:

“I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)

\3. ‘I feel ashamed or embarrassed to use my talent’:

“Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” (Colossians 3:17)

\4. ‘I just do not feel like doing it’:

“Let the same attitude be in you that was also in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 2:5)

\5. ‘I do not know what my talent is’:

“Show me your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; I have waited for you all day long.” (Psalms 25:4-5)

Do we really have any excuse to tell the Lord that we buried our talent?

May God continue to bless you
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