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Daily Devotionals
Golden Treasury
Take therefore the talent from him: and give it unto him that hath ten talents, for unto him that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance. But from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. Matthew 25:28-29. He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much, and he that is unjust in the least is also unjust in much. Luke 16:10.
God requires nothing but faithfulness; with this thou needest not to fear any thing, nor to say, if only such and such a thing was not in the way. Rather confidently believe that all is thine, and will work together for thy good. Nay, what seems to be most dangerous may perhaps prove most advantageous; so that if it were wanting, it would be the same as if the clock was without its weights. By fidelity our gifts and graces will be increased and that which is bad, turned into good; which made a certain faithful servant of the Lord in his last moments call upon all the children of God, “to be only faithful, since God is certainly faithful on his part." Whoever therefore, desires to be rich in grace, let him mind these words of a dying experienced Christian, nay, of Christ himself. Whatever the Lord gives us to know, we must be careful to bring it directly into practice, by watching, prayer, and wrestling, if we will be called faithful, and arrive to a state of true life and power. Thus for one drachm of fidelity we shall certainly be rewarded, even in this life, but much more in heaven, with many talents, and also receive that which has been buried by a slothful servant.
