Parable of the Talents from Matthew 25:14-28 (NASB)
14 “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.15 To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.
16 The one who had received the five talents immediately went and did business with them, and earned five more talents.
17 In the same way the one who had received the two talents earned two more.
18 But he who received the one talent went away and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
19 “Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *settled accounts with them.
20 The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have earned five more talents.’
21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’
22 “Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have earned two more talents.’
23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’
24 “Now the one who had received the one talent also came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed.
25 And I was afraid, so I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you still have what is yours.’
26 “But his master answered and said to him, ‘You worthless, lazy slave! Did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter seed?
27 Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.
28 Therefore: take the talent away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents'
Commentary
I am invested is some financial assets and this one particular thing (cryptocurrency) I am intrigued with. I put some money over into one of the coins and sleep each night with the hope that that particular coin will be fruitful in the morning. They usually reap rewards over night and when I wake up in the morning and make my way around to checking on it I generally find an increase. However, there are times, like this morning that I checked the coin that I had opted for and ALAS, it was worth the same amount!
Oh, I was irritated. I had researched, watched trajectories, charts, and generally had a good grasp on what it should have been able to do in an 8 hour span. But it was worth the same. It would be foolish to expect anything more of it and I invested in another coin.
Jesus is wise with His possessions and He will not waste His time on fruitless talents. Be fruitful today, friend. He knows what you are capable of and don't return your talents to Him without interest.
