Just Do Someting

Matthew 25:14-30

The thing I notice about this story is that the master seemingly was happy with whatever the slaves did, as long as they did something.  The first two slaves doubled what they were given, and the last slave does nothing with his.  The master says that if he at least would have put it in the bank, then he would have earned some interest on it.  That's really not much to ask.  At least it's something.

I was listening to a sermon the other day about Ecclesiastes, and part of it was about the "folding of hands"; in other words "checking out" and not doing anything.  That concept makes me think of what this third slave has done.  He "checked out" and didn't bother to do anything with what was given to him.  In the bigger picture, I think this parable isn't just about salvation, but about life in general.  God gives each of us a life, with each our own strengths, abilities and weaknesses.  We should at least do something with it, even if it's not something spectacular.