Did you bury your talent?

Matthew 25:14-31

Jesus went on to give a parable which describes the use of a talent. In those days the talent represented the money, so obviously here Jesus was explaining the use of money, but what is not so obvious is the fact that Jesus was also implying the actual use of a person’s ‘talent’ or ‘gift’. It follows that if we accept Jesus into our lives and look deeply at this message we are able to see how exactly we ourselves should use our money and our gifts, both given to us by the Holy Spirit. We should recognize that God has given each of us a gift or gifts, according to our ability some may have more gifts than others and some may have only one. In each case not one of us should be like the good-for-nothing servant. “No one lights a lamp and puts it in some hidden place or under a tub; they put it on some lamp stand so people may see the light when they come in” [Luke 11: 33-34]. Why hide our talents and bury them in the ground? No we must go out fearlessly in the world and share our talents, faithfully committed to God so that His Will is done on earth as it is in Heaven. Your Father who sees all what you are doing, will indeed give you more talents and prune you to cultivate them also, so not only you would have but you will have more than enough.