The Parable of the Talents

" I can't do this..."

" Nah, this thing is not for me...."

" That guy/ girl can do better than me ..."

Have you ever said this statement ? 

*guilty as charged *

We are to busy magnifying other people's strength and talents, and we sometimes forget how blessed are we. I mean , all of us have strengths, and weaknesses. Hence, we need to realise it and do something about it.....

Today, Pastor Andy Yeoh from Acts church shared about the parable of the talents. Three men were given different measure of talents by their master. Those days talents were not exactly talents like singing, dancing etc, it was well, money. $$ 

The first man was given 5 talents, the second man, 2 and the last man 1. 

Now , you would probably think to yourself, was the master acting a little unfair to the second man, what more the last man ?? Did he like the first man more ?? Was he more clever and stuff like that ??

Well, that's not the message of this parable......

It's not about having more / less, it's making use of everything you have. 

The first man went and invested the 5 talents, and got back another 5 talents. The second man did the same thing and gain back 2 talents as well. The last one, did nothing but hid the talent until the master return.

So, the master came back...... He was very pleased with the first man and the second one, but to the third one, he said : You wicked and lazy servant!!! 

Gosh~~ I was shocked.....

Why did Jesus tell this parable in the first place ?? You see, the three man actually represent different type of individuals. God gave us talents according to our capacity, and it's really foolish to compare how big and how great is our talent if we don't use it........ 

And, we need to know that God bless us with talents based on our capacities.

Here's a very logical and funny illustration. 

When you buy a pants , no matter what size you're buying , the prize is still the same. If you are being calculative of the amount of the material used for the pants, let's say you wear a size 30, but you think that by buying a size 40 is more worth it, will you buy it ??? Question is, can you wear it ???

                                                                             Size 30

                                                                           Size 40 

Another thing that caught my attention was the word " LAZY " Ahhhh, I'm feeling so guilty......

In simple words, it means that you know what to do, but you refuse to do. The third man knew that he could please his master, but he CHOSE not to do it. He REFUSE to do it. 

Laziness prohibits potential and destroys destiny

What a way to end a weekend ! 

God bless~~