After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.”
–Matthew 25:19
We all know this parable. Here, we see Jesus teaching His disciples that the Master took account from his servants, whom he had given 5, 2, and 1 talents. One who was given 5, gave back 5 more. One who was given 2, gave back 2. But one who was given 1, has done nothing with it. In the same way Lord has adored and entrusted us with different gifts, for which we are accountable. In verse 19, we see that Master settled accounts with the servants. Like those servants, one day we all have to give account to our Master. Today, we see that there are lots of gifted believers, who are not using their gifts either due to unawareness or due to not getting chance to use it.
Testimony
I was saved in 2007 and baptized in 2009, and enjoyed being in a church. Since then, I never used all the God given gifts. I was active, but not aware of the gifts. After attending BFF in 2018 followed by gift schools, God revealed many of my gifts. I thereby started using them. I thank God for AOJ who helps believers to develop their gifts and preparing them to serve Lord through these gifts.
When gifts get wasted, it hurts God. We see Lord’s anger in verse 26, “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! “ In verse 30 he says, “throw this useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.”
Many gifted and talented believers are zealous for God and want to do many things for Lord, but as their gifts are not identified and they are not given chance to use their gifts, their gifts are getting wasted.
It is the duty of church leader to identify the gift of every believer and allow them to develop in their gifts. In Matthew 20:7, we see “They said unto him, ‘Because no man hath hired us.” We see here that these servants are not given work. But Master does not want them to waste their time and talents.
So, Lord is very serious about using each and every talents he has entrusted to every believer. It’s our duty that we find out talents of our fellow believers and allow them to develop in their God given gifts to glorify God.
Sol.Grishma Patel AOJ