Ability — Part 2
“For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability” (Matthew 25:14-15).
Alfred Tennyson, born August 5, 1809, was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria’s reign. To this day he remains one of the most popular British poets. His grandfather gave him 10 shillings for writing a eulogy about his grandmother. Handing it to the lad, the old man said, “There, that is the first money you ever earned by your poetry, and take my word for it, it will be the last.”
This story made me think of the Apostle Paul’s words to Timothy when he said, “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity” (1 Timothy 4:12). The Lord equips us for the tasks and services He has for us to perform, and while we want to be open to the counsel and advice of older believers who have godly wisdom and experience, yet we serve one Master, the Lord Jesus, and we take our direction and instruction from Him.
