Have you ever had one of those moments where you were left in charge with an expectation? Your parent or your boss asks you to do something, or you ask your children or employees to follow up on a request. Do you get to work immediately? Do you wait to get a few other things done before you turn your attention to what is asked of you? Do you forget?
When your parent or boss returns and you’ve met or exceeded the expectations, what is the result? When you return after having been away and the person has followed through, what is your response? You probably feel pleased with the outcome.
As we close out our sermon series Parable this week, we’re going to study the "Parable of the Pounds". Or "minas". Or "talents". But make no mistake, this is not a story primarily about stewardship of money. It’s not even so much about investing our spiritual talents wisely, though there is certainly room for that. Ultimately, we learn is that Christ has entrusted to us the call to use our gifts and talents to multiply disciples!
We’ve probably all heard the line, “the boss is coming, better look busy.” If our King has gone away but is returning at a future date, how do we want to be found when He returns? Will we serve our own kingdoms, or will we serve the kingdom of Christ? Each of us will be called to give an account for how we have used our time, talents, and resources to multiply the Kingdom of God. With that in view, let us strive to be faithful in how we live now.
