So I was sitting under a mango tree reading my bible today (what a great
way to be able to open a blog) and as I was reading Luke 19 the parable of the
ten servants really convicted me. I am sure most of you have read the story
before, the rich nobleman has to take a journey, so he leaves ten pounds of
silver to ten of his servants. You only hear about three of them from here on out, one makes a
profit of ten times as much as was left with him, another 5 times as much, and
th
e third simply buries the treasure because he knows the nobleman is a hard
man and doesn’t like losing money, so he doesn’t want to risk losing what was
given him. In the end the ten pounds of
silver that he buried is taken away from him and given to the servant who made the
biggest profit…
but I do see Him as a loving father who gives good gifts to His children. The
conviction came to me in the form of which servant have I been lately. Am I
getting God ten times the return on the gifts He has given me? 5 times? Or am I
simply burying His gifts because I am too scared to use them?
big gift! I gave teammates who love me and encourage me daily to be more like
Christ. Another huge gift! I am meeting new pastors, going on door to door
evangelism, visiting different churches almost daily, how many more gifts can I
get?!
Kingdom profit, or am I simply going along, shaking hands, smiling at some
kids, and heading home?
faithful with the little things, because I promise He wants to give you more.
And if not are you prepared to have those gifts taken away and given to someone
who will use them in big ways?
