WILL THE REAL WICKED AND SLOTHFUL SERVANT PLEASE STAND-UP

Mat 25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:


IN MATTHEW 25:26 THE LORD TELLS OF A PARABLE WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT FAILED TO WISELY ATTEND TO HIS MASTERS TALENT WAS REFERRED TO AS A WICKED AND SLOTHFUL SERVANT.

THOSE ARE RATHER HARSH WORDS TOWARDS A MAN THAT DIDN'T ROB OR STEAL FROM THE MASTERS COFFERS.

THIS MAN WAS SIMPLY GUILTY OF BURYING WHAT WAS GIVEN HIM BY THE MASTER.

AFTER CLOSER EXAMINATION WE WILL DISCOVER THAT THE MASTER DIDN'T EVEN GIVE INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE TALENT'S.

THE LORD STATES, HE GAVE THEM TALENTS ACCORDING TO THEIR ABILITIES, AND THEN HE LEFT.

ONE WOULD THINK, THIS WOULD EXEMPT THE SERVANT FROM SUCH A HARSH CRITICISM SINCE HE WAS LEFT UP TO HIS OWN DEVICES TO DO AS HE WOULD WITH HIS ALLOTTED TALENT.

AS I'M SURE MOST, IF NOT ALL ARE AWARE THAT WE ARE TO SEE OURSELVES IN THE LORDS PARABLES THAT WE MAY LEARN FROM THE PARABLES EXAMPLES THE MORALS OF THE STORY.

THE OBVIOUS LESSON IS THAT ALL WILL BE REQUIRED TO GIVE ACCOUNT FOR WHAT IT IS WE DO WITH THE TALENTS ALLOTTED US.

ONE OF THE NOT SO OBVIOUS LESSONS IS, EVEN WITHOUT DIRECT ORDERS OF WHAT TO DO WITH OUR TALENTS AND ABILITIES, WE ARE STILL GOING TO BE CALLED ON THE CARPET BY OUR MASTER.

IF WE SHARED, AND ENJOYED THE PROPER RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR MASTER WE WOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO WHETHER HE SPECIFICALLY SPOKE IT OR NOT.

THE HIDDEN MORAL THAT REQUIRES A PROPHETS ILLUMINATION FOR MOST, IS THAT THIS PARABLE IS MORE ABOUT RELATIONSHIP THEN IT IS TALENT !

JESUS STATES THAT THE MASTER TOLD THE SERVANT THAT HE KNEW WHAT KIND OF MAN HE WAS, THEREFORE HE SHOULD HAVE DONE WHAT HE KNEW HIS MASTER EXPECTED, NOT WHAT HE SPOKE, OR DIDN'T SPEAK.

IT WAS THE FACT THAT HE KNEW THE MASTER, AND STILL REFUSED TO DO WHAT HE KNEW WOULD PLEASE HIM REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT WAS SPOKEN OR NOT THAT MADE THIS SERVANT WICKED AND SLOTHFUL.

I. THE SERVANT WAS WICKED BECAUSE SOMEWHERE IN HIS HEART HE DECIDED THAT HE WOULD REBEL AGAINST WHAT HE KNEW THE MASTER WOULD LIKE.

II. THE SERVANT WAS THEN CALLED SLOTHFUL BECAUSE AT THE VERY LEAST HAD HE SIMPLY ALLOWED THE BANKERS TO BE AWARE OF THE TALENT THEY COULD HAVE PROVIDED HIM INTEREST WITH ZERO EFFORT ON HIS BEHALF.

PROPHETS COME TO BRING ORDER, AND ORDER BEGINS WITH KNOWLEDGE, AND
UNDERSTANDING, BOTH OF WHICH ARE THE FOUNDATIONS OF WISDOM.

JESUS TOLD THE DISCIPLES THAT HE USED PARABLES TO CONFOUND THE WISE, AND THE SUPPOSED WISE HAVE FOR MILLENNIUM BEEN TEACHING THAT THIS PARABLE WAS ABOUT TALENTS, BEING WICKED AND SLOTHFUL, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE THEY'VE TAUGHT.

TODAY THOUGH THE LORD HAS SENT HIS RHEMA WORD TO REVEAL TO US THAT HIS PRIMARY CONCERN WITH US IS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.

THE TALENTS ARE SIMPLY TOOLS FOR THE UP BUILDING OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD WHICH WE ARE ALWAYS SPEAKING OF.

MY QUESTION IS HOW MANY OF US GREAT KINGDOM BUILDERS HAVE EVER STOPPED TO REALIZE THAT WITHOUT SUBJECTS THERE IS NO KINGDOM, AND WITHOUT RELATIONSHIP THERE CAN BE NO SUBJECTS.

JESUS IS THE ULTIMATE KINGDOM BUILDER, AND HIS PURPOSE WAS NEVER TO HAVE A BUNCH OF TALENTED FOLLOWERS, BUT TO HAVE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FOLLOWERS.

WHY WOULD GOD NEED US TO BE TALENTED WHEN HE IS OMNIPOTENT ?

TALENTS ARE A MEANS, OR GAGE BY WHICH TO QUALIFY US, JUST LIKE TEST, AND QUIZZES IN SCHOOL ARE TO REVEAL WHAT WE HAVE RETAINED IN CLASS AND DETERMINE IF WE ARE WORTHY OF THE NEXT GRADE.




2DAYS PROPHETIC ADMONITION: IT IS NOW TIME TO TAKE OUR EYES OFF OF THE TALENTS, AND PLACE OUR EYES, HEART, AND MINDS ON THE GIVER OF THE TALENTS.

GOD DESIRES WE KNOW HIM SO WELL THAT WE CAN MOVE ON HIS BEHALF WITHOUT DIRECT INSTRUCTION BECAUSE WE HAVE BECOME MEN AFTER HIS OWN HEART.

THERE IS ONE MORE THING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IN THIS VERSE, AND THAT IS THE FACT THAT THE MASTER DID SOMETHING OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY THE SUPPOSED WISE TEACHERS ALSO.


Mat 25:15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.


NOTICE THE TALENTS WERE DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO EACH MANS ABILITY.

WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT GODS JUDGEMENT IS JUST.

GOD WON'T JUDGE US FOR NOT BEING A SURGEON SINCE HE DIDN'T GIFT US WITH SURGEONS HANDS.

NOR WILL GOD JUDGE US FOR NOT BEING EINSTEIN, SINCE HE DIDN'T GIFT US WITH EINSTEINS BRAIN.

BUT, GOD WILL JUDGE US FOR BEING PASTORS, WHEN HE ONLY BLESSED US WITH DEACON ABILITIES.

LET'S LEARN THE WORD, WHICH WILL HELP US LEARN GOD, WHICH IN TURN WILL LEAD TO RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, WHO WILL THEN TRUST US DUE TO OUR RELATIONSHIP AND REVEAL OUR PURPOSE.

ONCE OUR PURPOSE IS KNOWN IT IS THEN THAT WE DECIDE TO RETURN IT TO GOD THAT HE MAY USE IT FOR HIS GLORY, OR WE CAN REBEL AND HIDE, OR DENY WHAT IT IS WE KNOW HE DESIRES FROM US.