(16) Immediately, the man he gave the five talents went to work, using what he was given. He grew the investment; doubling it…. (21) the employer said, “You did so well; exactly what I asked of you. Because you have done what I asked, I have much more opportunity for you. You’ll love it!” (Matthew 25:16, 21)
God values and invests in people. What He
has given you is people. He places a few in your life, and He gives you
opportunity to do what He asks you to do for them. If you obey His word; if you
do what He asks you to do, He will bring more and more opportunities to work
with Him. Unfortunately (verse 30), if you don’t obey, there is a great cost.
Rather than closely relating to the Lord God every day to invest in the people
He loves, that opportunity will be lost. Rather than the joy of fulfilling work
and growing influence and prosperity, there will be only tearful regret.
Every choice has a cost associated with it.
The man in this passage decided to immediately go to work doing what his
employer asked. That meant he could not spend what he had been given on
himself, nor could he do business the way others around him said to do it.
Probably, he had to leave some people behind as he worked with only those he
was told to engage.
Will you leave what you want to do behind
you, so you may follow the path Jesus tells you to pursue? That is the path to
greater work – the kind you’ll truly love.
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