Matthew 25:14-30(NLT)
Parable of the Three Servants
14 “Again,
the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on
a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to
them while he was gone. 15 He gave five bags of silver[a]
to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the
last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his
trip.
17 The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more.
18 But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.
19 “After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money.
20 The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’ 21 “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’
22 “The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’ 23 “The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’
24 “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate. 25 I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’ 26 “But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, 27 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
28 “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver.
29 To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. 30 Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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I view this parable as how we invest our lives not money. We are given the gospel and through that we receive Grace through Jesus Christ.
If you receive understanding of God's wonderful gift to the greatest and share it with many, then you will bring many souls home with you.
If we receive understanding of the gospel in partial meaning and share what we know, we will still bring many home.
But if we store away what we have learned about Jesus Christ and not invest it in others then we will not bring anyone home and many will be lost. There will be no return in the investment which is Christ our Lord.