I AM an Investment

MATTHEW 25:14-30
God's Kingdom:  "It's also like a man going off on an extended trip.  He called his servants together and delegated responsibilities.  To one he gave five thousand dollars, to another two thousand, to a third one thousand, depending on their abilities.  Then he left.  Right off, the first servant went to work and doubled his master's investment.  The second did the same.  But the man with the single thousand dug a hole and carefully buried his master's money.

"After a long absence, the master of those three servants came back and settled up with them.  The one given five thousand dollars showed him how he had doubled his investment.  His master commended him: 'Good work!  You did your job well.  From now on be my partner.'

"The servant with the two thousand showed how he also had doubled his master's investment.  His master commended him: 'Good work! You did your job well.  From now on be my partner.'

"The servant given one thousand said, 'Master, I know you have high standards and hate careless ways, that you demand the best and make no allowances for error.  I was afraid I might disappoint you, so I found a good hiding place and secured your money.  Here it is, safe and sound down to the last cent.'

"The master was furious.  'That's a terrible way to live!  It's criminal to live cautiously like that!  If you knew I was after the best,  why did you do less than the least?  The least you could have done would have been to invest the sum with the bankers, where at least I would have goten a little interest.

" 'Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most.  And get rid of this "play-it-safe" who won't go out on a limb.  Throw him out into utter darkness.' "



This isn't about my money.
It's about what He has put in me. 
Given to me.
I'm often given the one thousand.
And I cautiously hide it away; afraid to misuse it and lose it.
" 'That's a terrible way to live!' "
He only gave me one thousand, because I don't know how to handle two or five yet.
But that fact is: He gave me one thousand.
He gave me one thousand, because He trusts me.
He gave, "depending on their abilities."
I have it in me.
It's there.
Don't let me take my one thousand and hide.
When I hide it, I'm not just hiding it from Him --I'm hiding it from you.
This is an investment. 
I am an investment.
You should at least be partaking in my interest.
You should be "after the best."
Don't let me take my one thousand and hide.
Don't take your one thousand and hide.
Don't take your two thousand and hide.
Don't take your five thousand and hide.
That is meant to be doubled and experienced among us all.
That is not just for you.
That is not just for me.
May it be said among each other and by the Father:
"You did your job well. From now on be My partner."