Final Account Final Account with Godwith God
Matthew 25:14-30
I. Life Stewardship
II. Settling Account
III. Deciding Factor
Final Account Final Account
I. Life Stewardship
1. Entrusted Assets
2. Different Ability
1. Entrusted Assets
14 Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted
his property to them.
2 Facts:
1. Assets not Mine“Entrusted his property to…”
2. Owner not Around“Going on a journey”
Life is a
Stewardship
Everything we have are Entrusted,
not Owned
We have NO control over our Life:
Birth, Death, Health Gene, Parentage,
Appearance, Intelligence
Entrusted:
We are Answerable to the True
Owner for the Usage of these Assets
The Master is Away only for a time,
but He will surely Return someday.
How will I face Him?
How do I View these entrusted Assets?
Do I Think on behalf of the Owner?
Do I Act in His best Interest?
2. Different Ability
15 To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents,
and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then
he went on his journey.
Everyone has a Different Ability.
Each is entrusted Talent / Assets
According to one’s Ability.
God knows our Weakness
and Limitation.
We are normally given what
we can handle.
II. Settling Account
1. Different Response
2. Giving Account
1. Different Response
16 The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five
more. 17 So also, the one with the two talents gained two more. 18 But the
man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.
How they View the Talents/Assets
Decides How they would
Respond
His money: “I am responsible for
what is entrusted to me”
His Master’s money: “This is not Mine so I am not responsible.”
My Money My Master’s
Put it to work
Actively Using
Diligent
Productive (gaining)
Hid in the ground
Passively Hidden
Lazy
Unproductive (no gain)
2. Giving Account
19 After a long time the master of those servants
returned and settled accounts
with them.
“After a long time”:
Possibly Longer than my
Normal ExpectationBeyond my
Conscious Waiting
“the Master returned”
He may Delay,Even for a Long time,
But He Surely
will Return
“Settled account”:
The Day will come when we must
Face our Master to
Settle Account
III. Deciding Factor
1. Good and Faithful
2. Wicked and Lazy
1. Good and Faithful
20 The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents.
See, I have gained five more.' 21"His master replied, 'Well done, good and
faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge
of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'
The one with 5 talents, and the one with 2,received the same
Approval:“Well done, good and
faithful servant!”
The Key issue is
Productivity:
5 gaining 5: 100%2 gaining 2: 100%1 hidden away: 0%
The Judgment is not about
Talents, but about our
Productivity
2. Wicked and Lazy24 “Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown
and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.' 26"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you
knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would
have received it back with interest.
“Wicked”?
Viewing his master as “a hard man”
= unreasonably demanding, and
impossible to please
Blaming his Master:
“It is your Fault. You are impossible to
please. It is useless for me to even try”
Note the Judgments:
“Good & Faithful”“Wicked & Lazy”
Why?
“Faithful” & “Lazy” describe Ability and
Performance
“Good” & “Wicked” describe the condition
of the Heart
Our Heart
Determines How we
Handle our
Stewardship!
We are given Stewardship according to our
Ability, but we are Judged according
to our Heart!
Key Question:
Am I productive in putting my talents to work or do I just hide
it away unused?
I. Life Stewardship
II. Settling Account
III. Deciding Factor
Final Account Final Account