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March 21
Friday


STILL WORKING
Matthew 25:14-21
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"Well done, good
and faithful servant."
__Matthew 25:21
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Vivian and Don are in there mid-90s and have been married more than 70 years. Recently Vivian suffered a setback when she broke her hip. This has been additionally difficult because for several years both Don and Vivian have been saddened by the realization that they are no longer strong enough to be active in the life and work of their church.

However, Vivian and Don are still hard at work for the Lord: They are prayer warriors. while they may not always be physically present and visible in the life of their church, they are faithful "behind the scenes" in their service for Him.

The parable of the talents in Matthew 25 reminds us that we must use the "talents" God has given us wisely. All of us have God-given skills and abilities at various levels__and we must not bury, unused, what God has given us.

It is not only in our years of strength that God will use us, but also in our youth and age, as well as in our sickness and weakness. vivian and Don continue to serve by praying. And like them, we honor our savior by using our skills__" each according to his own ability" (v.15) to serve Him who is worthy. __Dave Branon

````````````````````````````Lord you have done so much for me. Please show``````````````````````````````
````````````````````````````me what I can do to serve You__to honor You with`````````````````````````````
````````````````````````````the abilities You have provided. May my life be a``````````````````````````````
``````````````````````````````living sacrifice of love and action for your honor.```````````````````````````


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God can use you at any age__if you are willing

*****************************today's bible reading __ Matthew 25:14-21*****************************

14 For the kingdom of
heaven is like a man
traveling to a far country,
who called his own servants
and delivered his goods to
them. 15 And to one he gave
five talents, to another two,
and to another one, to each
according to his own
ability; and immediately he
went on a journey. 16 Then
he who had received the
five talents went and traded
with them, and made
another five talents. 17 and
likewise he who had
received two gained two
more also. 18 But he who
had received one went and
dug in the ground, and hid
his lord's money.

19 After a long time the
lord of those servants came
and settled accounts with
them. 20 So he who had
received five talents came
and brought five other
talents, saying, "Lord, you
delivered to me five talents;
look, I have gained five
more talents besides them."

21 His lord said to him,
"well done, good and
faithful servant; you were
faithful over a few things, I
will make you ruler over
many things. Enter into the
joy of your lord."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
The parable of the talents contains a profound and enduring
message to the believer. It drives home the point that we will be
justly compensated for the use of our Spirit-filled talents. Both
motive and faithfulness will be key factors in how we are evaluated
at the judgment (Bema) seat of christ (2 cor. 5:10). "Good works"
performed in the energy of the flesh or for the wrong motives will
be burned up. But faithful, spirit-filled service will be rewarded
(1 cor. 3:12-15).

[Mercy&Grace]

Thank You. I needed to be reminded the Lord can, will and does use us without consideration of our age or physical ability.