Memorise: "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" (Matthew 25:15).

Read: Matthew 25:14-30

In this story, three servants were given talents to trade with before the return of their master. The one who got five talents invested them and got additional five. The fellow who got two talents occupied with them and got two more. But the servant who received one talent went to hide it. Let us learn a few lessons from this story. The first thing to note here is that whether five, two or one talent, nobody is born empty. There is none without a talent. You may have just one talent: there is something God has deposited on your inside. You were not born just to add to the number on earth. There is something in you that needs to find expression. God sent you on an errand with something to meet the needs of this world. May you not frustrate this heavenly mission on earth in Jesus' name. It is better one was never born than to live on earth without discovering one's purpose for coming.

At the return of their master, the servants were summoned to render accounts on the talents that were entrusted to them. Another lesson we learn here is that God will hold you accountable for whatever He has deposited in you. You will account for every talent. If God gave you an ability to sing but you refused to sing, someday you will account for it. If you have the ability to play musical instrument(s) but you feel too big to do so for the Master, you will account for it. Whatever the Lord has deposited in you which you fail to use, you will surely give a comprehensive account someday.

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