Nothing Wrong With Me.

NOTHING WRONG WITH ME
(Preached on 29/1/12)

24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’ (Mt 25:24-25 NKJV)

Shared a fictional story of someone who found descriptions and directions to treasure in a far flung country in the east. This guy sold everything he had and said his good byes and left. Upon reaching the destination, he begun his search. He starts by getting a description of the treasure and begins to search. You see this treasure when found will be hot in his hands. Similar to everything that is on the ground, he had a hard time uncovering the treasure that would change his life. Everything he picked-up looks like it but was cold to the touch. So he threw everything over the cliff. He has been doing that over and over again. SUDDENLY, he picked-up an item on the ground. It was warm unlike the others. To his shock, the next thing he did was throw it over the cliff!!! 

You see in the parable of talent, we know that the Kingdom of God is God giving us abilities and the means to apply our lives for His glory. In this story, each of the 3 servants received "talents". The one that received 5, traded it got back double - 10. The next guy who received 2, traded it and got back double - 2. 

When the master returned he commended the same thing to both of these fruitful guys. He said, "well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of the Lord ". (Mt 25:21) 

The one that received 1 talent, did nothing. Why ? It was obvious he was familiar with his master's ways. In that familiarity, he became numb in fear. He hid the 1 talent and gave the master his 1 talent upon his return. 

In the end he lost everything. How often we reject our greatest rewards and blessings and breakthroughs just because we have become familiar with life and throw our blessings over the cliff just because that was how it was done ? How often we throw everything away just because we cannot see the possibility of anything in the little that is in our hands ?

God always begins with small and little with anything He does through us. Many great companies today had very humble beginnings. Many well-known people today had humble, poor beginnings. 

The key to it all is found in the commendation of the master over the other 2 that were successful - "FAITHFUL". Be reliable, dependable, responsible. Do the ordinary well...do it unto the Lord even if no one is looking. Because the Lord who sees in the secret will reward you in the open !

What is in your hands ?


Edwin Koh