“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You worthless, lazy slave! Did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter seed? Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. Therefore: take the talent away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents’” (Matthew 25:26-28).
Would any of us want to receive the rebuke of being worthless and lazy? Yet, there are many who are worthless and lazy when it comes to the kingdom of the Lord. Busy with the things of this world, we forget to be about the business of preparing for the eternal life to come. One can do both, but we cannot have two masters. Either you will be the master of your destiny, or else the Lord will be.
The warnings are clear throughout Scripture. We are to be about the business of living into the life the Lord to which He has called us. The ten virgins parable was another way in which the Lord spoke of those who prepare versus those who were lazy. In simple words, we are to be invested in the faith we have been given and live that faith every day that the Lord gives us. Live into the life the Lord is calling you to live.
Lord Jesus, You know me better than I know myself. Guide me in the upward call to continue upon the narrow path You have set before me. In this selfish world, help me to not shirk the responsibility You have given me, but guide me in Your goodness and mercy to do the things that will grow fruit befitting Your kingdom. Help me each step of the way and awaken me so that I do not slumber through this life You have offered me by grace. Amen.
