Do You Have What It Takes?

Paralyzed at times by feelings of inadequacy?

Feeling overwhelmed? Like you might just not have what it takes?

Matthew 25 gives us a glimpse of what God’s perspective on that matter is:
God entrusted his property to each according to their ability.
If God has called you to a task, he has also given you the ability to carry it out!

“(The Kingdom of God) will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. The he went on his journey.”

Allelujah! I need this reminder every day. The King, owner of all talents, distributer of all gifts, entrusts me with HIS property. He knows every hair on my head. He is the designer of this clay pot. He knows what I have the ability to carry out and what I do not. His word says He will not entrust us with more than we have the ability to care for.

I just breathed a sigh of relief.

An admonition follows this encouragement: “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’ His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’”

Where do you want to be when the Lord comes back to settle accounts? That sounds a little ‘fire-and-brimstone-ish’, doesn’t it? I think mostly it represents the facts that Jesus is coming back; that he expects us to use his property to procure more of the same for his kingdom; and that we will be asked, ‘What have you done with all that I’ve entrusted you with?’

Personal Application: ‘Master, you entrusted me with _______________. I trust that you know I have the ability to carry it out. Using that ability and those gifts, see, I have _____________________.

Ahhhh, how sweet the sound: ‘Well done good and faithful servant!’