Matthew 25:14–30
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age that desperately wants to believe in neutrality. Our culture tells us that you can be neutral about God, neutral about morality, neutral about ultimate questions. You can take your one talent, your one life, and you can bury it. But Jesus, in this parable, detonates that entire way of thinking. There is no conscientious objection to the work of the kingdom. To bury the talent is not a neutral act; it is a wicked and lazy one. To play it safe is the most damnable risk of all. This parable is about far more than just money, though it is certainly about that. It is about everything God has entrusted to us: our time, our abilities, our opportunities, our relationships, the gospel itself. All of it is the Master's capital, and He expects a return on His investment.