Matthew 25:13-30
(WEB)
Watch therefore, for
you don't know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
'For it is like a man,
going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his
goods to them.
To one he gave five
talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability.
Then he went on his journey.
Immediately he who
received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five
talents.
In the same way, he
also who got the two gained another two.
But he who received
the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
'Now after a long time
the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.
He who received the
five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, “Lord, you
delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents
besides them.”
'His lord said to him,
“Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few
things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.”
'He also who got the
two talents came and said, “Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I
have gained another two talents besides them.”
'His lord said to him,
“Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few
things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.”
'He also who had
received the one talent came and said, “Lord, I knew you that you are a hard
man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.
I was afraid, and went
away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.”
'But his lord answered
him, “You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow,
and gather where I didn't scatter.
You ought therefore to
have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have
received back my own with interest.
Take away therefore
the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.
For to everyone who
has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn't have,
even that which he has will be taken away.
Throw out the
unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.”
God has entrusted much
in the hands of his children (believers in Jesus Christ), whether it be talents
or gifts or even finances. A time will come when he asks us to give an account
of what we have done with the same; whether we have been diligent enough to use
whatever he has given us graciously for the building of God’s kingdom here on
earth or whether we have been slothful, accusing God to be unjust. The diligent
and faithful will be rewarded bountifully but the slothful will be disgraced.
The unprofitable servant is one who is unfaithful to his master. This day, we
need to ask ourselves of where we stand in regards to faithfulness to God with
whatever gifts, talents and finances that God has entrusted us with. Are we
profitable or unprofitable servants?
