Matthew 25:14-30
The Parable of the Talents
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, 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.’
To have one’s money make more money, one has to take risks...And normally the longer one works with money and the more risks one takes, the more money one can make...The Parable of the Talents speaks on the topic of money...
In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus seems to be telling us to take risks in life...The first two servants were willing to take risks with their master’s money and they are able to make even more money for their master...The last servant was not willing to take any risks with his master’s money and thus had no extra money to give his master...The master is mad that this servant did not add to his holdings...Jesus tells us that this one who was willing to take little or no risk had his money taken from him and it was given to the servant who had made his master ten bags of gold...
Get out, take risks, meet people, do different things, grow, learn, and expand your life and your faith...Maybe Jesus is telling us to live life in abundance and grow your faith as best you can throughout your life...He wants us to take the risk, make mistakes and learn from them...Keep the faith...