What Are You Called To?Voorbeeld

# Called to Invest One of the most amazing—and baffling—things about following Jesus is that we get the privilege of working alongside him. The Bible even goes as far as to call us Jesus’ co-workers. God certainly calls us to rest. He wants proper rhythm. He wants one day a week to have true sabbath rest. He wants moments throughout the day for us to rest in his presence. What God isn’t calling us to do, however, is to sit on our hands. In Matthew 25 Jesus tells the parable of the talents. He describes a ruler who divvied out investment money to different servants. He gave more to some than to others. All the servants invested what the ruler gave them. All of them worked hard and took risks and stuck themselves out there so that they could multiply what was given to them. All of them except one. One of them just buried and hid what was given to him. He kept it safe. But the ruler didn’t want the investment safe. He wanted it multiplied. He wanted it risked for his kingdom. In fact his response was “You wicked and lazy servant! Take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.” I know. Harsh. Remember, this is the same guy who told us his burden was light. There is always balance and grace in his words. But Jesus is saying that there is accountability with his investment into us. We have a great mission, and a short life. Let’s get to work. You are called to invest. Action: What can you work on today? Have you felt his calling to step out into the uncomfortable to invest into his kingdom? Take some steps and work on investing your gifts today!