Pause to Pray Nov. 19th, 2021

Wealth & God’s Economy

The parable of the Talents in Matthew 25 shows us some of God’s economy. He created us with the ability to produce wealth and trade with each other to increase wealth. The problem is not to money, the problem is our view of the master. If we see God as someone who is unfair, or who setup and unfair system of rich people who steal from the poor people to make and keep their wealth, we’ll never know the heart of the Father.

The Parable of the Talent

[14] “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. [15] To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. [16] He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. [17] So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. [18] But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money.  

Matthew 25:14–18 ESV