Matthew 25:14,15

Matthew 25:14,15 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Jesus tells a parable about a man with three servants. He was going on a long trip and left his servants work to do. He knew that each of his three servants had different abilities, so he left them stuff to do according to their abilities. One had a big list; he was a good worker and pretty smart. Another was left less work; he was a good man, but not quite as good as the first. And then there was the last servant. He just never could quite get the hang of things. So the Master left him just a little work to see if he just might be able to pull it off. When the Master returned from his trip, he called all three in to check up on their progress. The top servant had done twice the work! Wow! What a good worker! But the second one doubled his work load as well. He hadn’t finished quite as much as the first worker, but he had done great. But then there was the last servant. He returned all the tools to the Master that he had been given. They were all there. But no work had been done. Nothing at all. You could just see the Master’s face getting red. Was he mad! “What!” he cried, “I left you just one little job to do and you did nothing?!” “But, but,” the lazy servant stammered. “I was afraid that I wouldn’t do the job exactly the way you wanted it to be done. So I didn’t do anything.” So the Master took everything away from the last servant and gave it to the first servant. Even with more work to do, the Master was sure that he could get it all finished. After all, he was his best worker. But the last man; well, what a disappointment he was to the Master. So what do you think about the parable? What about the three workers? And what kind of a worker are you? Are you trustworthy and faithful? Or are you lazy and careless? Can God depend on you? Or is God disappointed in you? Remember, it’s never to late to make a change. A change for the better.