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The Heart of Worship (Psalm 100)

2009.05.03Jim Bob Park

God has given every believer talents, and we will one day give account of what we did with them, so we must use even small gifts faithfully today for God's glory.

Every one of us has been given talents by God

Many of us think we have no talent, but if we are breathing, God has given us talent. I grew up believing I was good at nothing. My nickname was destroyer, because whatever I touched broke. Yet God gave me something, I decided to obey what he had given me, and he used my life. Our talents are not measured by how many we have, but by what we do with them.

We will give account of what we did with what we were given

In the parable of the talents, the master returns and asks what each servant did with what he was given. The servants with five and two talents doubled them and were praised. Whether you have a lot or only a tiny bit, the question is the same: what did you do with it? We do not want to be like the servant with one talent, who buried it in the ground and was in trouble at the end of his journey.

Vision dies when we compare ourselves and misunderstand the Master

The servant with one talent had no vision. Vision is the ability to see the finished product, and when we see it, we are willing to sacrifice and invest. He had two major flaws. First, he compared himself with the servants who had five and two, and his vision died. Second, he had a wrong understanding of the master. Our God desires to add more to our lives, not subtract from them.

Start small and start today, because faithfulness in small things matters

The secret of the kingdom of God is in small things. God does not want us to impress him with one big act and then leave him alone. He wants faithfulness every day, little by little. The faithful servant was entrusted with more because he was faithful in small things. Procrastination and laziness are the worst enemies of our spiritual life. If you need to forgive someone or witness to someone, do it today, not tomorrow.

Failure does not disqualify us, so do not blame circumstances and stop using your gifts

Even when we begin small and start today, we will not succeed every time. The righteous man falls seven times but comes back up. Job lost everything, and hardship came as a test of faith so that we could rise to the level God desires. Like the fleas in the flea circus who stopped jumping after they were hurt, we often blame our circumstances and make excuses. God has made us powerful, so we must not give up using what he gave us.

God sent you here to bring glory to him with your talent

God has not made pastors and missionaries the only ones who can live a life worth living. I know Paul Kim, a taekwondo instructor in Valencia, California, who uses his talent to teach children about the love, sacrifice, and faithfulness of Christ. I also know Dr. John Hong, a gastrointestinal specialist in Los Angeles, who signs his emails Soli Deo Gloria and spends his free time helping people who need medical care in the name of Christ. Do not bury your talent. Dig it up and use it.

Apply to Life

  • Let us recognize that God has given each of us talents and use them for his glory.
  • Let us examine what we have done with what God has given us, whether a little or a lot.
  • Let us stop comparing ourselves with others and trust that God desires to add more to our lives.
  • Let us be faithful in small things today instead of putting them off until tomorrow.
  • Let us dig up the talents we have buried and use them for God's kingdom, even when we fall.

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