1.In the parable, The Master left some of His possessions in the safe-keep of His servants. The Master indicated here is The Lord Who created all men. There is no created being that has nothing. Refuse to be seen as useless. The Lord invested something that is His into your safe-keep. There is no-one that is superior. We are all servants with different capacities in service. Everyone has only what they were given, not what they created. So, it may look like plenty, but it is plenty in trust not ownership. Everything belongs to God. Psalm 24:1. Whatever is owned and whoever owns it, are both owned by God.
2. I want to bring out an interesting thought. Luke 19:12-28. I put to you that we are all required to increase worth by creation and it may look as though someone has more than you, but we are equally endowed. You can become anything that you believe God for. You are the one that limits your own capacity not God. God increases what you do inspired by your faith. If you believe the devil's denigratory definitions of who you are, you limit your own potential. So 5, 2, 1 actually means your capacity because of how you see what you have. They all started at the same point, but they reached different destinations based on how they viewed God. How do you see yourself? That will determine who you are. I see myself as this Ephesians 3:20-21. If God can do it can, so can I. How? He is in me.
3. The reason the unfaithful servant did not prosper was because he was fearful. Read that Scripture well. He feared trading because he feared losing what he had been entrusted with, why? Because he saw Master in bad light. If you do not know your God, you cannot do exploits. Proverbs 26:13, Pr0verbs 22:13. Is your fear of the economy and economic activity not sloth? This servant was fearful to the extent of fearing even to bank the investment out of fear that the banks may become bankrupt and lose his Master's money. Total fear of all investment activity. Do you get it? The extent to which you confront and overcome your fears to engage in enterprise will determine the extent of your prosperity. Put that money under your pillow into a bank account and at least gain an interest each once in a while. Some are so fearful, the are extra cautious. If it is not tomato selling which can only present a $10 loss they will not do it. Yet the same person dreams of becoming a Millionaire. Amazing is it not?
3. Some people are so afraid of being used. Everything to them is being used. You cannot increase your worth without what you call being used? You have to benefit the one to benefit yourself. Why did God make Joseph Pharaoh's Chief servant not making him Pharaoh instead. Joseph practically ran Egypt. He did not say, I am being used here. He profited from the delegated authority and so did the one who delegated it to him. Your fear of being used may be your poverty. It is called symbiosis. Create symbiotic relationships and work in them faithfully. Look at Mordecai also. This is a principle of prosperity.
4. Listen God wants you to prosper. He created you enabled to prosper. Listen to this Holy Scripture and then the command
11And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. 12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.Luke 19:11-12. I want you to start something today. He told them this parable so that they work. They thought He would come there and then. He told them the parable so that they do profitable tings. So that they wait knowing it is for an appointed time, but today do some work that generates profit.
compare Luke 19:12 with: 1 Corinthians 15
The Order of Resurrection
20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
24Then cometh
the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the
Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and
power.
25For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
27For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
28And
when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also
himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may
be all in all,So, Christ was speaking of Himself. He is The Kingdom of God. So, He left earth till all be made subject to Him then He will return. So, He is teaching how His followers must conduct themselves till He comes back. Listn to how they must conduct themselves.
The Parable of the Ten Minas
11 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. 12 He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. 13 So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.[a] ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’ Luke 19Be profit generating. You have a God endowment that can increase the value of what you have in your safe-keep. How do I know? 2 Corinthians 9:10. God gives the seed, He also grants it growth , increase and fruitfulness.So, the whole process is God reliant. It starts and ends with Him. We all have value. That value is hid in God. I wrote a book that deals with that topic. You can visit my Author spotlight on http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/princemasukusa God richly bless you
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