Faith Producers International Podcast

OUR DESTINY AND GOOD WORKS ARE THE PLANS OF GOD   There is a story that Jesus tells us in the book of Matthew about the master who went on a long trip, but before he left, he gave a certain amount of money to three of his servants. If you've been in Sunday school very long, you know the story well, but for those who haven't heard it yet, let me recap. The master of a certain business was taking a long trip, and before he went, he gave three of his servants some Roman talents. To one servant, he gave $4.5 million in today's value To the second servant, he gave $1.8 million in today's value To the third one, he gave $900,000 Keep in mind, one talent was 20 years' wages for the common labor of that day. Not a small sum of money. As we focus on the story, we realize the master had a destiny planned for these three servants. In other words, he had something good in mind for them. The outcome of the story is that the two servants with the five talents and the two talents multiplied their gift many times over. But t