Use the Abilities that God Has Given You
On the subject of the parable of the talents in Matthew 25, J. R. Miller writes:
“It would not do for all to be great—to be five-talented. If all the soldiers were fit for generals, who would make up the rank and file? If all church members were eloquent preachers, who would do the countless little, quiet services that need to be done? If all men and women were great poets, who would write the prose? There is need for far more common people than great brilliant ones. One Niagara is enough for a continent, but there is need for thousands of little springs and rivulets. A few great men are enough for a generation, but there is work for millions of common folks. So this diversity of gifts is part of the divine plan. The world needs more people of average ability than it needs of the extraordinary sort, and so we are always sure of being in good company. Lincoln said “God must love the common people, for He made so many of them. People who are very great must feel lonesome, for there are so very few of them.”
“It would not do for all to be great—to be five-talented. If all the soldiers were fit for generals, who would make up the rank and file? If all church members were eloquent preachers, who would do the countless little, quiet services that need to be done? If all men and women were great poets, who would write the prose? There is need for far more common people than great brilliant ones. One Niagara is enough for a continent, but there is need for thousands of little springs and rivulets. A few great men are enough for a generation, but there is work for millions of common folks. So this diversity of gifts is part of the divine plan. The world needs more people of average ability than it needs of the extraordinary sort, and so we are always sure of being in good company. Lincoln said “God must love the common people, for He made so many of them. People who are very great must feel lonesome, for there are so very few of them.”