Hi pastor John,
It’s been a while since I messaged here. I just wanted to share these verses in Matthew 25: 14-30. It is the parable of the talents. In this parable, there was a man who gave talents to three servants and rewarded them according to their works and said this “well done good and faithful servant” to the two faithful servants, which is the goal of every believer. There was one servant who was afraid (perhaps of the judgment of others) and hid his talent and didn’t work. The Man who gave him the talent said “you wicked and lazy servant” then he was cast into the outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.
I believe God gives talents to His children. If I say to my friends and family that I have the Holy Spirit, but they don’t see my life transformed by God would they believe? We identify the people who have the Spirit of God by their fruits ( how they live). If I say I have the Spirit of God but I don’t work, then how God can say “well done”? I believe we live in a wicked world, but if we are child of God, then who can be against us? And if the Spirit living in us is greater than who is in the world, then why would we hide or silence the talents that God has given? Because in the end, it is God who will judge us according to the works we’ve done.
Matthew 25:29
For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
Thank you for all your work. I hope you all are well.
Thank you
Leika
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Thank you, Leika.
We don’t ever want to forget the sum of the whole matter. Solomon said this:
- The conclusion of the matter, when all has been heard, is this: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
- 14. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or evil.
Pastor John