God wants you to use everything He has given you for His Kingdom II

ByPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 4 minutes
 I greet every one of you on this wonderful day! David says in his psalm:
«But I will sing of Your power; yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; for You have been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises, for God is my defence, my God of mercy» (Psalm 59:16-17).
God is our strength! He is our defence! He is the One who shows mercy every day! Let’s lift Him up in the morning, afternoon and evening, for He is good!God has created every one of us in His likeness and according to His image. He is the Creator. Every day He makes all things new. His Spirit abides in us, and He makes us able to do good works. The Holy Spirit reveals to us the will of the Father and His calling for our lives. God looks at us as creators and carriers of life. God has given every one of us gifts and talents. He has strategically placed us in a specific place and time. And He desires for us to bring forth fruit in His Kingdom through the use of our gifts and talents. You have not appeared on this earth by accident; God has a purpose for your life. He has created you and He has also left for you the manual for your life – His Word. Through the examples of Biblical characters, He wants to teach us the principles of His Kingdom.Today we will talk about the servants from Jesus’ parable about talents in more detail.
«So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come’» (Luke, 19:13).
The master called his servants and delivered gifts to them. He left them with some specific instructions what they need to do with these talents, – which was to do business with them and multiply them.Let’s look at these people and what the master said about their work after he had returned.
«Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. And likewise he who had received tow gained two more also» (Mathew, 25:16-17).
We see here that the first two men were prepared. As soon as they got the talents from their master, they went and started to do as they had been told. It says here that they went, used their talents and gained some more talents. These people did not waste any time; they worked hard to make profit.These people were not afraid to overwork, because they wanted to be useful and profitable for their master. The first man added five more talents, and the second one – two more talents to the ones he already had.Today God is calling us not to waste any time. Time is short! Time goes! Jesus said that He must work while it is still day, while it is still light, before the night falls.
«Then Jesus said to them, „A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going» (John, 12:35).
We must work for the Kingdom of God while we still have our strength and our health. As long as we still can think and be creative, we must not waste our time; and we should be afraid to work hard.The master gave his assessment to these two servants:
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord’” (Mathew, 25:23).
It makes sense to invest oneself into the work of God’s Kingdom, because there is a reward and promotion awaiting us from the King of kings and the Lord of lords – Jesus Christ!May God bless you this day!Pastor Rufus Ajiboye

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