matthew 25.24 (niv), the man who had received the one talent came and said, “master, i knew you were a hard man, harvesting where you haven’t sown and gathering where you haven’t scattered. i was afraid.”
this guy is trying to make an excuse of not doing anything with his life by blaming the master. he says, “it’s your fault, GOD, that you didn’t give me ten talents.” GOD says, “you didn’t use the one I gave you.” blaming GOD will not work. blaming other people won’t work. b - lame is how you spell blame – be lame.
application. if i don’t use it, i’ll lose it. matthew 25.28 (niv), take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents. that doesn’t seem fair. take the talent from the one who only had one and give it to the guy with ten. the rich get richer, the talented gets more talented. that’s life.
what's the point here? the point is that GOD has the right to take away anything that i don’t use for HIM and there is a universal law here that if i don’t use it, i lose it. if i refuse to exercise, i lose my muscles. if i refuse to think, my brain goes dull. if i refuse to practice, my talent dries up. if i don’t use it, i lose it.
the converse is also true. that if i do use it, i get more. whatever you need more of, start using what you have for the LORD and it will grow. do you need more time? use your time for the LORD. do you need more energy? use your energy for the LORD and watch it grow. do you need more intelligence? use what you’ve got for the LORD and watch it grow. it’s a principle. use it or lose it!
just a thought from the front porch…
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This is a moving image.. It makes me feel instantly content. :)
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