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Bible Questions Answered:
“What
does it mean -whosoever hath, to him shall be given?...”
Shirley/
Dallas, Texas U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Luke
8:16-18 KJV
16
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or
putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they
which enter in may see the light.
17
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any
thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
18
Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be
given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that
which he seemeth to have.
Luke 8:16-18 NLT (Parable of the Lamp)
16
“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it
under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen
by all who enter the house.
17
For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the open, and
everything that is concealed will be brought to light and made known
to all.
18
“So pay attention to how you hear. To
those who listen to My teaching, more understanding will be given.
But for those who are not listening, even what they think they
understand will be taken away from them.”
Our Lord is telling us, that if we don't put into use, the Words He
gives us, they will be lost to us, and the little understanding we
think we have, will only become darker.
Mark 4:21-25 NLT (Parable of the Lamp)
21
Then Jesus asked them, “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it
under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a
stand, where its light will shine.
22
For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the
open, and every secret will be brought to light.
23
Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
24
Then He added, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer
you listen, the more understanding you will be given—and you will
receive even more.
25
To those who listen to My teaching, more understanding will
be given. But for those who are not listening, even what
little understanding they have will be taken away from them.”
Matthew 13:1-23 KJV
1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto Him, so that He went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3 And He spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4 And when He sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixty fold, some thirty fold.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And the disciples came, and said unto Him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
Matthew 25:28-30 NLT (Parable of the Three Servants verses
14-30)
28
“Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it
to the one with the ten bags of silver.
29
To those who use well what they are given,
even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But
from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken
away.
30
Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will
be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Luke 19:25-27 NLT (Parable of the Ten Servants verses 11-27)
25
“‘But, master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten pounds!’
26
“‘Yes,’ the king replied, ‘and to those who use
well what they are given, even
more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even
what little they have will be taken away.
27
And as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to be their
king—bring them in and execute them right here in front of me.’”
In this parable, our Lord, shows the principle...
1) A person must have something to do something.
2) If a person doesn't use what he has, he will loose the little he
has.
God gives every person talents, and either we use them, or we will
loose them.
It is not that God that takes them away, but they are lost from lack
of use.
Romans
11:29 NLT
For
God’s gifts and His call can never be withdrawn.
Atrophy:
Degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse:
Dictionary.Com
Muscles that are not used, begin to atrophy. Talents not used for The
Lord, are gifts unopened, and unused.
Illustration:
Helen Adams Keller, was without what most people have, she was
totally blind and deaf. No one could communicate with her, until a
teacher by the name of Anne Sullivan, took the time to try to reach Her.
Helen went on to learn braille, and became, herself an author and
lecturer.
A miracle? Helen Keller was encouraged by Anne Sullivan, to use what
talents she had, the sense of touch, and she tried, and the world is all the better because
she did.
So the all important question today is, are we using our God given
talents for The Lord?
Talents,
Given By The Lord:
Romans
12:6-8, NLT
6 In
His grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things
well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with
as much faith as God has given you.
7 If
your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher,
teach well.
8 If
your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving,
give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the
responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness
to others, do it gladly.
11
Never be lazy, but work hard and serve The Lord enthusiastically.
I
Corinthians 12:7-11 NLT
7 A
spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.
8 To
one person The Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to
another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.
9
The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the
one Spirit gives the gift of healing.
10
He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the
ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern
whether a message is from The Spirit Of God or from another spirit.
Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown
languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is
being said.
11
It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He
alone decides which gift each person should have.
Colossians
3:23,24 NLT
23
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for The
Lord rather than for people.
24
Remember that The Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward,
and that The Master you are serving is Christ.
I
Peter 4:10-11 NLT
10
God has given each of you a gift from His great variety of spiritual
gifts. Use them well to serve one another.
11
Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God Himself
were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do
it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then
everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All
glory and power to Him forever and ever! Amen.
This
Little Light of Mine
This little light of mine
I’m going to let it shine,
This little light of mine,
I’m going to let it shine,
Let it shine,
Let it shine,
All the time!
Don’t put it under a bushel, No!
I’m going to let it shine,
Don’t put it under a bushel, No!
I’m going to let it shine,
Let it shine,
Let it shine,
All the time!
Let it shine till Jesus comes,
I’m going to let it shine,
Let it shine till Jesus comes,
I’m going to let it shine,
Let it shine,
Let it shine,
All the time!
Don’t let Satan blow it out!
I’m going to let it shine,
Don’t let Satan blow it out!
I’m going to let it shine,
Let it shine,
Let it shine,
All the time!
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Prayer:
Luke
6:38 KJV
Give,
and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and
shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.
For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to
you again.
