devotion of the week

29th oct
sermon devotion :
be accountable—the best return on investment / matthew 25 : 14-30 / rev Melvyn mak

The day of the 2nd coming is the day of the accounting. Everyone will be accountable of the “talents” that we are entrusted with on the day of the 2nd coming. Everyone is given the talents according to our own needs and abilities, therefore. God will decide on how much “talents” he will entrust you, so as to make sure that you’re capable of accomplishing the tasks that he has given you. Everyone has different abilities, thus God will entrust you with the talents according to your own ability. You do not need to feel more inferior if you’re entrusted with lesser talents, because just like the “5 loaves and 2 fishes” story, you’ll be able to use what has given you to shine for God and bless others. You’ll be able to multiply and expand your “talents’ that the lord has entrusted you with.

1) The truth of recognition—God trusts us as managers
The 1st quest..we should ask ourselves..would be.”are we good managers?”. Do we make full use of what the lord has entrusted to us.?. the Lord has recognized that we are people to be trusted thus he is willing to entrust us with so much money and inheritance, blessings and abilities. In the olden days, 1 talent is equivalent to $600 000..which shows that the master(which represents God) trusts and recognizes his servants(we, the people of God) so much that he readily entrusts them with the huge amount of money to invest and take good care of. We are managers of these talents, not owners. Thus, it’s important that we invest of the ‘talents’ that God has entrusted us with, because we want to make good use of what the lord has entrusted us with. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, “you are not your own, you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” We do not own ourselves, neither do we own the talents. We were bought at a price by the blood Jesus Christ that is stained by our sins, thus it’s impt that we honor God with our body and our actions and life. God entrusts us according to our abilities of our positions TO SUCCEED, thus there’s not excuse!!..we’re gotta do something to our talents, and not just leave it there to ROT. .LOL..God always entrusts us with something BIG..cuz he believes in us and knows that we’re capable of success. . he has given each and everyone of us enough ability and strength to conquer the challenges that God has given us, and knows that we CAN all do IT. .

Sometimes we blame God when God takes away our talents, and we get envious of people who get 5 talents, while we ourselves are only stuck with 1 pathetic talent. BUT, always remember that nothing is our life belongs to us, God gives and God takes away, he decides whether he should remove or provide us with talents. REMEMBER JOB, the guy who led a terrible life, and who was under poor circumstances. Even though he suffered a lot in his life, but he never forgot to praise the lord during his suffering, for he understands that God is in control of his life, and he must have his own reasons from removing all his blessings and allowing intense suffering to happen in his life.
2) Truth of responsibility –God expects us to multiply
God expects a return of his investment. He wants us to multiply with the talents that we are entrusted with. We have to be like the 1st and 2nd servants who managed to multiply all their talents that they are given with.

3) truth of relationship—we must experience the master’s love
We must have a correct perception/view of the lord so that we’re able to have a good close relationship with HIM.