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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 3 of 5
Matthew 25:14-30
The parable of the ten virgins was on the theme of waiting for the Lord. That of the talents looks at the theme of service. The life of the Christian after conversion displays this twofold character: "to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven" (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10). Now, waiting for the Lord does not mean folding our arms until the moment He comes. On the contrary each redeemed one has the privilege of being able to work for Him. For this purpose he has received a certain number of talents which he is responsible to use for bearing fruit: health, memory, intelligence, leisure, material goods . . . Above all he possesses the divine Word, and the knowledge that goes with it (1 Corinthians 2:12). Dear friends, even when we are saved, it is possible for us to be in some way like the wicked servant. Are we sure we have not acted in a selfish, lazy or thoroughly dishonest manner and in this way buried one or other of these talents which belong to the Master? Yes indeed, what shall we have to render to Him when He comes? Will He allow us to enter into His joy, the joy of work which is completed and love which is satisfied? This joy was also "before Him" (Hebrews 12:2). The reward, let us notice, is the same for the first two servants. What is of value to the Lord is not so much a question of results as of faithfulness.
