Matthew 25:16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had received one went and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
The second lesson that we can learn from the Great Depression is that it doesn’t really matter how much blessings God bestows; what matters most is how it is managed. In the parable of the stewards, the one who received five talents did not have an advantage over the one who received one, just because he had received more.
If fortunes were reversed and the one who received one talent got five, the results would have been the same, because it is the attitudes, the state of mind, the modes of thought and action, which ultimately determine the results. Stewards are required to make things work, by the grace and wisdom of God. In other words, whatever the hand life might deal persons whether it be much or little, with God’s guidance it can, and should be multiplied, as was manifested with two of the three.
During the Great Depression many persons were left holding the proverbial bag, and many others balked at the adverse change of fortune which overtook so many. This need not be the case, for even a little can become much, when the God-factor is adopted into our thought processes.
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!