Good morning. It’s a privilege to bring to you another help for today. We’ve already talked about, you know, the substance, the first fruits, and bringing that before the Lord—the importance of it. We’ve talked already about the time, about our tithe and our time. Today, it’s about our talents.
We know in Matthew chapter 25—it’s too long to read the whole portion of it—but we’ve heard about the parable of the talents, you know, and how we learned that those that invested and multiplied their talents, the servants that did that, they were commended. Those, the servants that would hide or bury their talent out of fear, were rebuked.
I’d like us to see and really think about today the importance of not hiding or burying your talent. If there’s something that the Lord has allowed you to get really good in, whether it’s playing an instrument or anything like that, or maybe you’re a good teacher, maybe you’re really good with children, why don’t you get involved this year? Whether it’s a Sunday school teacher, maybe a choir director, or leading the kids’ choir, whatever it may be, let’s put our hands to the plow and work really hard this year and use those talents that the Lord has given to us.
There’s one verse here that’s really, really sad. In chapter 25, verse 28, it says, “Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.” I don’t know about you, but I don’t want the Lord to ever take away my talents or say, “You know what, Caleb, you’re not using your talent. I’m going to give it to somebody else because you haven’t been wise. You haven’t been using it for my glory.”
I hope that’s not said of us. I hope that’s not said of me. I hope that this year we can really invest in the ministry and use our talents for the Lord.
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Caleb Galvan serves as North Valley Baptist Church’s pianist for services. He also teaches many music classes and gives personal piano lessons at Golden State Baptist College.
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