Blog 07-28-2011

Thursday

 PRaP 07-28-2011  

 

 250 Events In The Life Of Christ/ A Harmony Of The Gospels Part 204

Section 2: Message And Ministry Of Jesus

“Jesus Tells The Parable Of The Loaned money”

Matthew 25:14-30

 

¹⁴ “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. ¹⁵ To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,^[a] each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. ¹⁶ The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. ¹⁷ So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. ¹⁸ But the man who had received one bag 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 five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. 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 two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; 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 one bag of gold 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 gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’

   ²⁶ “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? 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 “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. ²⁹ For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. ³⁰ And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

 

Hard lesson here. God has given us His treasure, His Word, the Holy Bible and with this comes Salvation through Jesus Christ and with that He has also given us His house which is in Heaven. Three bags of gold. Have you taken this and put it to work and gained more for Him? Maybe you have put it on deposit so that it will gain interest? Have you taken the treasures of Him who gives and hidden it away never to share it that it will bring Him glory? He harvests where He has not sown and gathers where He has not scattered seed so quit using that Bible as a coffee table book and start putting it to use. Stop taking that Salvation and keeping it to yourself where it cannot grow. Take these wonderful treasures that God has given us and reap with it a harvest of souls in the name of Jesus Christ that you will always have because those who choose to just bury it in a hole will never have any more than what they currently have.

 

Peace and Agape Love,

Pastor Steve