Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I will use my gifts for God.
Faith Verse
Psalm 86:12 (NLT)
With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever.
Question of the Day: How should we use the things God has given us to honor Him?
Read about It
Read: Matthew 25:14–18
Jesus used stories called parables to help people understand spiritual ideas. Think about this story with God as the master and His followers as the servants. The master trusted His servants to handle some of His money. It was up to the servants to decide exactly what they did with what they were given. Were they going to use what they were given to make more, or would they do nothing with it? Two of the servants chose to make good use of what they had been given and tried to grow it for their master. One servant chose to do nothing with it.
Although this parable describes what the master gave as money, we can think about it in terms of everything that God gives us. God gives us money, time, talents, and skills. All of these things can be used to further the kingdom of God. When we use these things the way God wants us to, we not only show Him honor and worship, but we also point others to Him.
Talk about It
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Question 1. How many servants were talked about in this story? Answer 1. Three (Matthew 25:15)
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| Question 2. What was the difference between how two servants handled what was given to them and how the third one handled what was given to him?
Answer 2. Two of them invested what was given to them to grow it, and one hid it. (Matthew 25:16–18)
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| Question 3. What has God given you that He wants you to use for Him?
Answer 3. Answers will vary.
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Question 4. When you think about what God has given to you, which of the servants are you most like? Answer 4. Answers will vary.
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| Question 5. How should we use the things God has given us to honor Him?
Answer 5. We shouldn’t hide the things God has given us like the third servant did. We should put them to use, like the first and second servants did. |
Pray about It
Dear God, thank You for all the things You’ve given me: my talents, money, and time. Help me to worship You by living generously with everything You’ve trusted me with. Amen.