Matthew 25:14-16, 19-21 (selected portions)
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.
Parable of the Three Servants
14 … He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. 15 He gave five bags of silver to one, … —dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.
16 “The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more …
19 “After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money. 20 The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’
21 “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. …
Read Matthew 25:14-30 for the complete context.
Consider that everyone on earth has the same amount of time in every day ... exactly twenty-four hours. What differentiates people is the manner in which they exercise their gifts and talents within the available time. That’s what stewardship is about: faithfully developing and using our gifts, talents and resources within the amount of time God has allotted to us. Consider how you are investing the resources God has placed under your trust.
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