When the master returned to check on the status of the talents he entrusted to his servants "according to his own ability," their responses tell a powerul story. I love the way the scripture reveals the hearts of the first two servants. “'Master, you delivered to me five talents; behold, I have gained five talents …
Talent requires investment
Have you wondered about the value of the talent in the parable? I went back to the text and http://www.blueletterbible.org to dig a little deeper. In the original Greek, the word is τάλαντον or, using letters we recognize, tálanton. Strong’s Definitions lists the meaning as “neuter of a presumed derivative of the orignal form of …
Resurrection Sunday Calls Us to Belief
“Little girl, I say to you, rise up!” Perhaps I was dreaming the words because I have been preparing to teach about Jairus’ daughter in the “Jesus Said to Her” series for our Tuesday morning class. Perhaps, in the recesses of my mind, the words rang familiar as I began to wake but consciously wanted …
How Could a Tomb Contain our Lord?
What must they have been thinking as the night fell marking the beginning of the Sabbath rest while the body of their Lord, beaten and lifeless, lay in a borrowed tomb? Surely, they talked about the Passover meal just some 30 hours past. How the words must have haunted them, “This is my body broken …
What must they have been thinking when Good Friday seemed evil?
Receiving What God Gives
Just to get a fuller meaning of the parable of the talents, let’s look at a few of the other words a bit closer. (If you haven't already looked at the meaning of the word talent, check out the previous post--what an encouraging and challenging lesson I found in that one word!) In verse 14 …
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