14 Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.
15 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.
16 The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more.
17 So also, the one with the two talents gainged two more.
18 But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.
19 After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
20 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.'
21 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!'
22 The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,' he said, 'You entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.'
23 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!'
24 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.
25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.'
26 His master replied. 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you know that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
27 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.
28 'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.
29 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.
30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
Hello, I'm getting very busy these days working everyday. I saw the volleyball pics! they looked awesome.(I wish I could try that too)
This passage is about the three servants who got the money from their master according to their ability. As they get the talents with different amounts, we got a lot of many things from God but not same things. Some have money, some have great talents, or the others have good brains. Whatever we got, God wants us to produce our own things and bear fruits to please him. But sometimes we make an excuse like "My talent is this much, so I can't do that. Someone who got more will do it but not me.", which makes no products or fruits.
He knows me so well and he knows how far I can go. All the things that He's giving me is what I can deal with, with my ability.
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Sungeun,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. I hope you're doing well. Though you are very busy these days, I hope you receive much encouragement and strength from God's word each day to help you be a fruitful, good and faithful servant. That is my prayer for all of us as I read your blog today. It's good to hear from you.
Sungeun, you are a wise young woman...
the key thing is in v. 25... the third servant was afraid and the master called him lazy
i need to trust God and not be afraid or lazy with what He has in-trusted to me... my "talents" need to bear fruit!
thanks for your reflection, sungeun. this story makes all of us stop and take note of ourselves. a wicked and lazy servant ALWAYS sees God as a "hard master", because they are so fearful and guilt-ridden by their faithlessness.
the passage shows that whatever excuses we offer as to why we didn't serve our Master diligently are all determined by our view of Him. when we come before God on the terrible day, we will most certainly be judged by the very excuses we offer.
Seung Eun,
Many times I said like that "My talent is this much, so I can't do that. Someone who got more will do it but not me." but I didn't realized that God was not waiting for how much I can do, but how much I was faifthful and obedient to him.
Thank you for, remembering me of that
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