MATTHEW 25:14-30, C. H. Cayce Sister J. S. Swicord, of Climax, Ga., requests us to give our views concerning the servant who hid his Lord’s talent in the earth. The parable is recorded in the twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew. This servant received one talent; he received according to his ability, but instead of improving the talent he hid it in the earth. He said that his lord was a hard task-master. If we say that we cannot do what the Lord requires of us in His service, we say that He is a hard task-master, that He requires more of us than He gives us the ability to perform. But the Lord is not a hard task-master. He gives His children the ability to do what He requires them to do in rendering gospel service to Him. The unprofitable servant, who hides his talent instead of doing as the Lord requires, is cast into outer darkness. Oh, how dense that darkness is! Many of the Lord’s children have realized to their sorrow how dreadful the darkness is. When we disobey our loving Saviour’s commands, we are soon groping our way in the darkness. “There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” How bitterly we weep then! It is so much better to use our ability and our endeavors to improve the talent our Lord has given us, and endeavor to do what He lovingly commands us as His children to do, than to hide the talent, refuse to keep His commandments, and say by our disobedience that our blessed Saviour is a hard task-master. We are commanded to let our light so shine-let it shine as a lighted candle on a candle-stick— that it may give light to all that are in the house— let our light so shine before men that others may see our good works. Others do not see our good works when we disobey our Lord. We are not then letting our light shine. The light is thus hid by our disobedience. Our talent is not put to use. Let us all try to do what our Saviour requires of us. Peace and fellowship would then reign in our beloved Zion, and the approving smiles of our adorable Redeemer would be ours to enjoy. We would then be letting brotherly love continue. May the Lord help us to do so, is our humble prayer. The Primitive Baptist, May 19, 1908.
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