“Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.” —Luke 19:17
A man prayed every day: “Lord, please let me win the lottery.”
Years passed. Every day: “Lord, I’m faithful. I tithe. I volunteer. Please—just one win!”
Finally, the heavens opened, and a voice thundered:
“Meet Me halfway—buy a ticket.”
It’s funny because it’s true. We want God to do something big, but we don’t always want to risk something small. We cling to what we have, waiting for a miracle, when God is waiting for movement.
In Luke 19, Jesus tells a parable just before entering Jerusalem. A nobleman gives ten servants one mina each (a few months’ wages) and says, “Do business until I return.” When he comes back—now crowned king—he finds that one servant turned his single mina into ten. Another made five. But one didn’t even try. He wrapped his mina in a napkin and hid it. That servant didn’t fail because he lost something—he failed because he was afraid to try.
This parable isn’t about ROI. It’s about responsibility. It’s not about fear. It’s about faithfulness. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN GIVEN? Maybe it’s a voice. A platform. A testimony. A skill. A scar. A relationship. A second chance. Jesus isn’t asking you to be a hero—just to be faithful. To do something with what you’ve got. Even if it’s one small mina.
QUOTE TO REMEMBER:
*“God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into the nest.”*
—J.G. Holland
At the end of the parable, the Master doesn’t say, “Well said” or “Well planned.” He says: “Well done.” So don’t bury it. Don’t hoard it. Don’t wait for perfect conditions. Buy the ticket. Use the gift. Multiply the mina. Because when He comes back, He’s not grading potential. He’s looking for faith in motion.
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Your friend for the rest of my life,
Pastor Tim White