Making the Most of Your Talents

"Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things." - Matthew 25:21

A wealthy man had three servants. He was going on a long trip so he gave one servant five talents, one servant two talents, and the other servant one talent. In those days, one talent was a large sum of money. He told each one to make good use of what he had entrusted to them so he could realize a good increase of his investment when he returned.

The five-talent man doubled his talents to ten. The two-talent man doubled his to four. And the one talent man, fearing he might lose it, refused to take risks or even to try. He just buried his.

When the master returned, he heard the report of the five- and two-talent servants. He gave them equal praise, for they both made the most of what was entrusted to them. But the one-talent man who produced nothing, made him furious and he took the talent and gave it to the servant with ten.

Jesus told this story. Communists hate it. The moral — all men are not literally created equal, but all of us have equal responsibility to make the most of what we have. Are you making the most of your talents for God?

*Borrowed from HERE.