What does the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25 have to do with your God given purpose? More than you might think. There is one more thought that we need to add to the recent blog post, “What is your purpose?” We looked at three areas where you need to explore your God given purpose. God wants you to make a significant contribution to our world through your career, your personal life and your Church ministry.
There is one more thought that needs to be added to this series, Your God Given purpose is a gift from God to give Glory to God.
In the Parable of the Talents, three servants are given money by the Master of the House. Each of the servants has to care for the money while the Master is gone. There are three thoughts about this reading that apply to your God given purpose:
- Your purpose comes from God – In this parable the money comes from the master, the servants have not earned the money themselves. Sometimes we forget where our God given purpose comes from; we believe that we have earned it. We can have the attitude that we have worked hard to get ourselves into the position we are in. We believe that it is our study and diligence that got us into the Career or Hobby or Community group. Yet if we have to be honest it is God’s grace that gave us the ability to study, the ability to work and the opportunity to take on the tasks that we taken on in our career, personal life or ministry.
How are you using your God given purpose to give glory to God?
- Your purpose goes back to God - We can so often focus on what the servants did with their “talents” that we forget that they had to give the money back. We are given stewardship over our God given purpose not ownership. We are accountable to God for the opportunities that come our way when we are following our God given purpose. The history of our Church and the Bible are full of stories where God gives and takes away. The book of Job in the Bible is the story of faithfulness when God takes away the blessings in Job’s life. We need to realise that we steward our purpose until God wants us to move on.
How are you stewarding your God given purpose?
- Your purpose is teaching you about faithfulness – At the end of the parable the Master takes the small amount of money off one servant and gives it to another. Sometimes we can be worried that we are not reaching our potential. Yet if we read this parable, we can see that if we are faithful in the small opportunities, greater opportunities will come our way. Perhaps God is using the season that you are in to prepare you for a greater season in the coming years. Your faithfulness now can help you reach your God given purpose in the years to come.
Are you being faithful to the small parts of your God given purpose?
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