"ACCOUNTABILITY"
God honors those of us who use
our talents and gifts for doing good work. May we be faithful with even a
little so we can be trusted with more!
Our Christian belief in our heavenly Father's
initiative never means that our accountability is wiped out or taken away. The
stories we hear throughout the week, about the vigorous opposition of the
Maccabees toward their persecutors, shows us that what God does for us does not
take away what we can and must do for Him. The story in the Gospel of Luke,
today, tells us about what the new King expects from his team. It illustrates
the same point - they must be accountable and responsible for what they do with
what they've been given. They need to use their talents/gifts, making them
multiply and do good works.
Today's parable reveals something important
about how our heavenly Father works His plan and purpose for all His people.
The parable of the talents speaks about being responsible and remaining
faithful and reliable in the use of money entrusted to one's care. Jesus Christ
offers us a Kingdom of justice, love and peace and He calls us to live as
citizens with Him. God honors those of us who use our talents and gifts for
doing good work. May we be faithful with even a little so we can be trusted
with more!
It is God's grace that makes good use of the
gifts and talents He has given you and I. All we need to do is respond to His
call, and when we do, not one of us can stand still for long in the Christian
life! Then our "joy will be full" (Ps 1715b)!