Giving: Your Talent
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with Whom there is no variation or shadow...
James 1:17 (ESV)
Do not neglect the gift you have…
1 Timothy 4:14 (ESV)
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10 (ESV)
Dear actors, models, and talent for Christ!
If God made us and loves us intensely, if Eve got fooled and Adam followed her,
If Satan began a reign of terror,
If Jesus came to Earth to rescue us,
If He healed, taught, saved, and empowered us
If He gave us new lives and jobs to do,
If He is, for a time, back in Heaven...
If God gives every good and perfect gift, if talent is a valuable gift,
If talents were once a measure of wealth,
If two thousand years shifted their meaning,
If talents are still thought valuable,
If talented stars are celebrities,
If the Father of lights planned for this shift...
Then you were made for a time such as this!
If deep darkness now covers the people, if deceit is spun on a worldwide web,
If wrong seems right and right seems old-fashioned,
If reality TV isn't real,
If lawless bad guys look like heroes.
If games of thrones are what we're all about,
If media is teaching our children...
If children are baited and hooked like fish, if children are bought and sold as victims,
If parents are too busy to notice,
If parents are merchandised (like their kids),
If people are hurting and don't know why,
If they're hungry without the Bread of life,
If YOU carry His Bread and His talent...
Then you are feeders and fishers of men.
So rise and shine with these great gifts from God!
Plant them in the fields of entertainment.
Grow them up high for the glory of God.
Show the world something it hasn’t yet seen:
Something new, exciting, and wonderful!
Share the Truth as Good News without judgment.
Because when you multiply God's talents, the you fulfill your King’s Great Commission.
Giving: Your Talent (Part 13)
NOTE: God is my Ghostwriter. If what I write is good, it’s from God. You may see notes to 'Actors, Models & Talent for Christ.' If you think you're not in show business, think again. Shakespeare said, 'All the world's a stage and all its men and women merely players.’ Mostly true. But you're not merely players. You are messengers and ambassadors for the King of kings.
* The Parable of the Talents and The Judgment: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mat+25%3A14-46&version=NKJV