You are accountable for everything that God puts in your life. Whatever God has given, whether it be wealth, abilities, intelligence or aptitudes, he expects you to use these things to serve him. He wants you to invest yourself in his eternal Kingdom so that what he has given to you will produce something of enduring value. The more he gives you the more he expects to see as a result. It would be the worst thing in the world if you went off with all that God gave you and invested these things and capacities into building your own little kingdom. It would be a disaster if you only used what God gave you to make yourself feel safe and secure in life. We are on God’s time, in his employment and equipped with his resources. We dare not, therefore, waste a thing. We dare not waste a day. Imagine then spending your whole life with your head buried in your own little world. It may be that you feel this is exactly what you have done. Well, it’s never too late to start over, no matter how old you are. With whatever life you have left, invest it in God’s Kingdom because only what is invested in his Kingdom will bring lasting profit. People in this world expend a huge effort to please hard and uncaring taskmasters. How much more then should we want to please a good God. This is the point of the parable of the minas here in Luke 19. If you are going to serve and invest your life anywhere, why not serve the God who loves you so much.
Commit yourself to the mission of Jesus.
Read Luke 19:11-27
