For the Love of Us All

WITNESS

2-19-13

TALENT AND BOASTING

We ALL have talent

Some kind of talent

Oh YES you do

Oh yes I do

And we are

To use that talent

Consider the parable of the talents

Discussed in Matthew 25

“Again-it will be

Like a man

Going on a journey

Who called his servants

And entrusted his property to them

To the one

He gave five talents of money

To another

Two talents

And to another one talent

Each according to his ability

Then he went

On his journey”

But this parable

Is not about money

It is

About OUR relationship to God

And to others

The man who was given 5

Made five more

The man who was given 2

Made two more

And the one with 1

Dug a whole

And buried his master’s money

To the first two

The 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”

And to the one

Who buried his talent

He said,

“You wicked lazy servant

So you know that I harvest

Where I have not sown

And gather

Where I have not scattered seed

Well then

YOU should have put my money on deposit

With the bankers

So that when I returned

I would have received it back

With interest”

Well I want

To share in my master’s happiness

And I

Do not want to be called “wicked” and “lazy”

HOW about you?

And if I

Am lucky enough

To have any success

I want to

Boast ONLY in the Lord

For ALL talent

Comes from him

“My soul will boast

In the Lord

Let the afflicted hear and rejoice”                                                      Psalm 34:2

I will

NOT speak of my talent

I will boast

ONLY in the Lord

“Therefore

As it is written

“Let him who boasts

Boast in the Lord”                                                                     1 Corinthians 1:31

It is not I

It is him (God)

And it is NOT me

It is we (all)-it is us

“For it is by grace

You have been saved

Through FAITH-and this not from yourselves

It is the GIFT OF GOD

NOT by works

So that NO ONE can boast

For we are

God’s workmanship

Created in Christ Jesus

To do good works

Which God prepared

In advance

For us to do”                                                                        1 Corinthians 2:8-10

USE YOUR TALENT

And remember

It is not I or me

But it is-it is-HIM AND US

Robert P. Wallman

11-21-12

Ps        WITNESS        2-19-13