To Him Who Is Given More

The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:13-30)

This parable made me look at the subject of God and money in a whole new way especially after reading this parable being mentioned in the book "Why We Want You To Be Rich" by Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump.

This parable is about the master who went on a journey and gave his three servants talents(money). One servant received five talents, another servant two talents and the last servant one talent. The first two servants doubled what their master gave but the last one buried his talent. Now, when their master returned the master said to the servants that doubled their talents, "‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master."
However, to the master was not happy with the servant who buried his talent and the master said "Evil and lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter? Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest! Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten."

Many questions may come up as we reflect on this parable. If the "master" is God, does this mean that He is happy when we are rich? Does this mean that God is angry to those who do not multiply their money? Does God reward the rich people and punish the poor? What does this say about people who have money and people who do not have money? That people without money are lazy? That people without money are evil?

Whatever answer we come up with these questions, I think, will determine the rest of our financial life.

Let me end with Matthew 25:29
"For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."

Submitted by:

Argel Tiburcio
Real Estate Investor, Internet Marketer

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