The steward who hid his talent returned it to the owner undamaged. It was worth every cent that it was worth when it was entrusted to him. What did he get? A tongue lashing and punishment. The other two guys doubled the owner's money, but they had to risk losing it to cause it to double. They were praised and rewarded. I think the lesson here is that God is not calling us to live a nice life in a nice church with our nice church friends. He is calling us to a life that causes us to risk all for the reward that awaits us.
If you will notice, there is one character missing in this story. There is no one who risked and lost. I think the reason for this is that in the walk with Christ, there is no way to lose except to waste a life by trying to protect it. When we truly believe that "to live is Christ and to die is gain", we find that we can't lose. Our life is not our own. It is given to us by God. As a believer, we can experience incredible "highs" by risking it all for the cause of Christ. When we are doing what God calls us to do, the result is in His hands. If that risk results in us coming to the end of our earthly life, we automatically go to eternal life with Christ. There is no loss for the believer who risks his "talents".
Get'r done!
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