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(Matthew 25:21). We all need to be
fruitful just as those servants were.
The master did not praise the
servant who had buried his talent;
and instead, he punished him. He
took away that servant’s talent
and gave it to someone else. Then
he commanded, Cast ye the
unprofitable servant into outer
darkness: there shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth (Matthew
25:30).
There was no valid reason why
that servant could not have multiplied
his talent. The Master had given
talents to each servant according
to his abilities; but because the
unprofitable servant let fear take
him over, he failed. Whenever
you feel you lack the ability to do
something for the Lord, you must
remember what Paul said: I can do
all things through Christ which
strengtheneth me (Philippians
4:13).
Never Doubt What God Can Do
Moses was a great man of God
who did mighty things for the Lord.
When the Lord first visited him at the
burning bush, the Lord told him he
was to go before Pharaoh and tell him
to let God’s children go. That was a
big problem for Moses at that time
because he lacked confidence, and it
hindered God’s plan. Moses didn’t look
at how God was going to use him;
he only looked at his human self. He
didn’t consider that God was the one
who was going to bring the Israelites
out of Egypt, not him.
When God calls you to do His
work, you need to look to Him. You
can’t allow your lack of confidence in
yourself to cause you to doubt what
God can do. You can’t doubt that He
will increase your abilities and give you
help in every situation. You have to
trust in the Lord with your whole heart.
God has a divine plan for your life.
You may not understand that plan
at first, but understanding can wait
while obedience cannot. Moses was
raised in the comforts of the palace
in Egypt; but when he left it to join
his own people, he lived in the land of
Midian and was a shepherd for forty
years. That was a big change for him,
but God knew Moses had to become
familiar with the desert wilderness of
Sinai and learn how to survive in it.
Moses also learned patience and how
to lead and take care of sheep.
Make No Excuses
Throughout his years in Midian,
Moses didn’t know God was preparing
him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt
where they had been slaves for 400
years. When Moses first received the
Lord’s call to duty, he had a hard time
trusting the Lord; so God had to prove
Himself to Moses.
The Lord told Moses to drop a rod
on the ground, and the Lord turned it
into a snake. The Lord told Moses to
pick up the snake, and it turned back
into a rod. Next, the Lord told Moses
to put his hand into his bosom and
pull it out. When he did, his hand was
full of leprosy. The Lord told Moses to
put his hand back into his bosom; and
when he pulled it out again, it was
normal.
You would think that seeing those
things would really have boosted
Moses’ confidence and made him
completely ready to do what God
wanted him to. Instead, Moses said
unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am
not eloquent, neither heretofore,
nor since thou hast spoken unto
thy servant: but I am slow of
speech, and of a slow tongue
(Exodus 4:10).
In that scripture, Moses refers to