This Parable I remember from childhood.
It is moral story... shared by Jesus.
The talents in the story refers to the money system then.
Money is a value system, our personal value is our talent
and what we do with it makes a difference!
The Parable of the Talents
Again, it will be like a man going on a journey,
who called his servants and
entrusted his property to them.
To one he gave five talents of money,
to
another two talents,
and to another one talent, each according to his ability.
Then he went on his journey.
The man who had received the five talents went at
once
and put his money to work and gained five more.
So also, the one with the
two talents gained two more.
But the man who had received the one talent went
off,
dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
After a long time, the master of those servants returned
and settled accounts
with them.
The man who had received the five talents brought the other five.
“Master,” he said, “you entrusted me with five talents.
See, I have gained five
more.”
His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant!
You have been
faithful with a few things;
I will put you in charge of many things.
Come and
share your master’s happiness!”
The man with the two talents also came.
“Master,” he said, “you entrusted me
with two talents;
see, I have gained two more.”
His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant!
You have been
faithful with a few things;
I will put you in charge of many things.
Come and
share your master’s happiness!”
Then the man who had received the one talent came.
“Master,” he said, “I
knew that you are a hard man,
harvesting where you have not sown
and gathering
where you have not scattered seed.
So I was afraid and went out and hid your
talent in the ground.
See, here is what belongs to you.”
His master replied, “You wicked, lazy servant!
So you knew that I harvest
where I have not sown
and gather where I have not scattered seed?
Well then, you should have
put my money on deposit with the bankers,
so that when I
returned
I would have received it back with interest.
“Take the talent from him
and give it to the one who has the ten talents.
For everyone who has will be given more,
and he will have an abundance.
Whoever
does not have,
even what he has will be taken from him.
And throw that
worthless servant outside, into the darkness,
where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.”
- Matthew 25:14-30 (NIV)
Some begin life with more, 10 talents
some begin with less, 5 talents
and begin with the least, 1 talent
We ALL have at least 1, and
we all are given 24 hours in a day to do something
with our God Given Talents, It is a matter of choice.
Take chances wisely!
