Matthew 25:28-30 NKJV
28] Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. [29] ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. [30] And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Beloved,
God gives everyone according to what they can handle. We do not have control over what God gives us at the initial stage of life, but we absolutely must determine how it increases. In this series we will look at how and why we must get more in life.
The scripture above is an excerpt from a parable Jesus shared about stewardship. In the world, it is perfectly ok to manage someone’s affairs by ensuring it remains in tact and as is. But in the kingdom, stewardship requires us to ensure that what ever God entrusts into our cares is either enhanced or multiplied. God is a God of increase. If you want to serve Him properly, you will need to adopt such an attitude if you wish to remain Kingdom compliant.
Beloved, you not only deserve to have more in life, it is required of you. Many people live a life full of sorrow and hopelessness because they have decided to believe that their life is limited to whatever has been handed to him. But you must know that you can have more in life. You can always have better results in life. Just ask Samson. One jawbone equaled 1000 trophies for him (Judges 15:16).
You can have more variety and more options in life. Matthew 25:29, TPT says,
“For the one who has will be given more, until he overflows with abundance. And the one with hardly anything, even what little he has will be taken from him.’”
If you choose to live a life of abundance, God will not run out of ways to give you more. But if you limit yourself, then all you have is what you will ever have. Take what you have that is good and reproduce it. How? Once you see an area of your life where God has done you well, praise Him! There is a song that goes like this, “when praises go up, blessings come down”. The Bible also says in Malachi 3:10 that if you will sacrifice what tends to be the most precious thing to you, he will open up the window of heaven to give you a blessing that is bigger than you can imagine. Imagine what will happen if you sacrifice your praise to Him!
Give God everything (He is the one who gave it to you anyway) and trust that He will use it to prosper you into increase and overflow.
You can also do more with what you have. One of the worst things you can do is complain about what you don’t have and refuse to see what you do have right in front of you. If you practice an attitude of gratitude it will be easier to see what you have and how it can be a blessing to you rather than just letting things take up space in your life.
Make up your mind to live a life of abundance. We will talk more on this next time.
I commend you to God and the word of His grace.
I call you NATIONS. I call you blessed.
