Otto's Tales: The Wise & Foolish Servants | PragerU Kids

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was always kind and fair to them it is time for me to depart but before I go I will entrust each of you with valuables of great importance for you to manage while I am gone he handed five large pouches to the first servant two pouches to the second servant and one pouch to the third servant at once the three servants opened the bags their Master had given them gold the first one cried lots of gold the second one was equally astonished the third servant with his one pouch of gold lifted his head he asked almost fearfully Master what shall we do with this most generous surprise he had never held that much gold in his hands before even though it was the least amount of gold compared to his fellow workers the master smiled it is not my place to instruct you what to do with it or how to handle it the master replied I only ask that you take good care of these gifts and Steward them in a way that will please me upon my return the servants nodded and the master went on his way to be crowned King the first servant wasted no time with the five bags he'd been trusted with after all he had received the most gold and wanted to prove to his master that he was worthy of such responsibility how might I make this turn into more after some thought and planning he invested his share into this and that around town and soon doubled his master's gift 10 pouches of gold he was pleased with his hard work the second servant was inspired by how the first servant handled his there he got to work and earned two more bags of gold surely my master will be happy that I doubled my gifts as well the second servant rejoiced the third servant with his one bag of gold did not take the same approaches his friends what if I invest the money but do not earn anything back he feared his master's judgment he did not want to lose the gold and disappoint him I know the servant thought I'll bury my share into the ground to keep it safe doing nothing was surely better than putting an effort for something that might not work according to plan several weeks later the master returned and called to the servants tell me how did you manage the gifts I entrusted to you the first servant who was given five bags of gold came forward with five more bags and said Master you gave me five bags filled with gold and I have earned five more the master was full of Praise well done my good and faithful servant you wisely handled your responsibility well so now I will give you more responsibilities let's celebrate then the next servant shared how he doubled his gold as well the master said well done my good and faithful servant you wisely hand your responsibility well so now I will give you more responsibilities let's celebrate finally the third servant stepped forward master I was uncertain what to do with my share of gold I was afraid I would lose your money so I hid it in the earth look here's your money back and he dropped the single pouch of gold into his master's hands the master fell silent and he shook his head his eyes then flared and he replied you foolish servant if you didn't want to work to create more of the gift I trusted you with why didn't you deposit it into the bank so we could at least earn a little bit of Interest with it then the master ordered to the others take the money from this servant and give it to the one with 10 bags of gold those who put gifts they are given to good use will be given even more and will have abundance but for those who do nothing what little they have will be taken away and the foolish servant who did nothing was cast out into the darkness never to be seen again the end you know this is one of my favorites in the Bible this story is known as the parable of the talents in Bible times a talent was a way to measure gold or silver and the gold in this story isn't just money it also represents gifts that God trusts us with and how we are responsible to do something good with them now these could be god-given abilities or talents we have or even opportunities and jobs and it's our job to help our community our country and to glor ify God by doing good work that's worth more than gold [Music] gold I had a feeling you were listening to this story Otto thank you for watching Otto's Tales check out some of our other stories too keep reading keep watching and keep making the most of your gifts and talents bye good job buddy thank you for watching you know we've got more episodes right watch the whole series on our website and parents you can subscribe at prer kids.com