“Talent Search”

Saturday, February 22, 2014

What is the fundamental lesson Jesus was teaching with the parable of the talents?

Sincerely,
Talented

Dear Talented,

The parable you are referring to can be found in Matt 25:14-30, and the point of the parable is explained by Jesus in Matt 25:29.  Jesus says that whether we are people who are given responsibility for much in this life (the five-talent man) or little (the one-talent man), God will expect that we have done something with what we have been given.  The five-talent man was praised because he did something with what He had been entrusted with (Matt 25:20-21)... it wasn’t how much he was given to work with, it is what He did with it.  The one-talent man was rebuked because He did nothing (Matt 25:26-27).  It was the man’s laziness that got him in trouble.  God expects us to live for Him each day (Rom 12:1).  If we have been given great talents, we are responsible for great deeds.  If we have few skills, we are responsible for less… but we all must act.  It is not enough to hear God’s Word; we must do it (Jas 1:22).

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