Parable of The Three Servants
Bonjour, everyone! I am Andrew. Letâs continue with the story! I am going to share another teaching from Jesus, The Parable of The Three Servants. I hope you enjoy reading it.
Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives and we were crowded at him. Then, he began to tell us the story.
Jesus said: ââAgain, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the lastâdividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.ââ
ââThe servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more. The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more. But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the masterâs money.ââ
âAfter a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money. The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, âMaster, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.â
âThe master was full of praise. âWell done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Letâs celebrate together!â
âThe servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, âMaster, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.â
âThe master said, âWell done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Letâs celebrate together!â
âThen the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, âMaster, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didnât plant and gathering crops you didnât cultivate. I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.â
âBut the master replied, âYou wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didnât plant and gathered crops I didnât cultivate, why didnât you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.â
âThen he ordered, âTake the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.â
I understand the story. In my opinion, the master rewarded the two servants but punished the last one. The same is true for us too. We get rewarded for the good things we do and punished for every bad action. That's why when we do good to other people and use God's given talent to make life better for others, we receive more blessings.
Whew..., I have to end the story now. Thank you for reading my post. I will share with you the last supper with Jesus later. See you. Bye!