The man with 10 talents….gained 1 more!!!
on pg 173 it says that we are all part of the body and if one person isn’t doing there part then the body suffers. I defintley agree with that. on the drama team I’m on God has equipped each of us with gifts and talents. Its like when we all come together with our gifts and talents the pieces of the puzzle fit. We have had alot of times when someone would backslide and not be able to bring there gifts and talents the drama team, which would effect us as a ministry emotionally more than anything, but we would also realize that our anointing was off or very dry. However when that person is sat down God always finds away to anoint us which just goes to show that our anointing is not controlled by just one person. I say all this because i don’t totally believe the body will suffer if one person is isn’t doing their part. When one person isn’t doing there part on the drama team its our job to stand in the gap for them. Which means God can and will equipp us to do there part as well as ours. It kind of reminds me of the parable of the one who had 1 talent and he hid it so the Lord gave his 1 talent to the one who had 10 talents. I think of that as the Lord equipping the one with 10 to handle his 10 talents plus the other mans 1 talent. He is feeling in the gap for him. So i guss my question is does this make sense to you? Do you agree? If I’m wrong please show me how.
The example of your drama team is a good way to show that one person’s actions can really impact the rest of the group in their ability to do their jobs. And you are right to state that we are to help each other out, bear one another’s burdens, stand in the gap. However, I don’t think that the parable of the talents is the best illustration here. In that parable the one who lost his talent ended up being thrown into outer darkness. I think of helping one another as opportunity to restore and encourage, not just take what responsibility was someone else’s while that person is shut out.
I think you’re right, because God always accomplishes His purposes through broken people. So, basically, the church will never have all the parts and pieces perfectly together for God, but He will always enable us to accomplish his purposes.