Serge Roux-Levrat
In Matthew 13, Jesus tells the parable of the sower to the large crowds that had come to listen to him. What He told them can be found in Matthew 13:12: “Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.” We all have good seeds to plant, so what is this scripture telling us? It basically reveals to us that if we use (i.e. plant) our seeds, we shall reap abundance.
This is certainly also true in the natural world. If a farmer would only get back one seed from each seed that he plants, then he would not continue sowing seeds as he would be spending his time in utter futility. With just one apple seed, for example, a farmer can expect a harvest of more than 100 apples each year. As the law of harvest applies everywhere, what is true in the natural world is also true in all the aspects of life. Reaping more than we sow is essential, otherwise no one would activate the law of harvest. Thus, we can reasonably expect someone who keeps planting his seeds to be blessed abundantly over time.
→ Let’s now address the warning part of the scripture. If we all have seeds to plant, how can we then find someone who hasn’t any? The answer is not as difficult as we could imagine. We all know people who tell us day after day that they have no talents, that their dreams will never come to pass, that they will never get the job they hope for, that they wished that they were like someone else. Do you see what’s happening? They are not planting good seeds, but bad ones. Where are those seeds coming from? From their thoughts! They basically “engineered” them. Guess what? The law of harvest gets in motion and produces in their lives truckloads of bad fruits.
Moreover, the more truckloads that are delivered to them, the less they can find their good seeds. It is as if they are trying to find a needle in a haystack. As a result, it is almost impossible for them to nurture their good seeds. In essence, it is as if they had been taken away from them. They focused so much on what they did not have that they received scarcity, poverty, and misery instead of abundance. We should therefore be quick to take hold of such negative thoughts and to throw them as far away from our minds as possible.
→ The parable of the talents also confirms that whatever we have will be taken away from us if we do not use it. In this parable, Jesus tells the story of three servants whose master must go on a journey and who entrusts them with his property while he is away. He gave each of his servants talents according to their abilities. When he came back he asked each of them what they had done with their talents. One of the servants had received 5 talents and reported that he now had 10 talents. The second, who had received 2 talents, told his master that he had gained 2 new talents. The third servant, who had received only one talent, informed his master that he only managed to keep his talent; i.e. he did not gain any additional talent.
What did the master do in the parable? He first congratulated those who had managed to double the amount of talents that they had received, and then vehemently condemned the one who had hidden his talent and done nothing with it. Next, he took the only talent that the third servant had and gave it to the one who had 10 talents.
Jesus used the parable to stress once again in Matthew 25:29 that, “for everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.” What this parable is trying to teach us is that we must make the best use of our talents and not fall into the trap of comparing ourselves with others. The servant who received only one talent must have said to himself: “What can I do with just one talent? Not much! If I had two or five, I would have a lot of options. But with one, my choices are limited. Why bother? It’s not worth the effort. What difference will it make if I use my talent or not?” When we have such an attitude, then we cannot move towards abundance. We will reap only misery and bitterness.
→ The truth is that it doesn’t matter how many talents we have. All we need is one talent to get onto the abundance train. When we seek to fructify this one talent, we also find joy and fulfillment. We must see our potential, not our limitations. Christians should remember that they are not alone in the potential-unlocking process. They can multiply the impact of one talent manifoldly if they leverage the power of the Holy Spirit. Indeed, He can strengthen, guide and coach them, revealing to them what they can do with the one talent they have and give them the keys to unlock their full potential. However, what we should remember is that it is not that important how many talents we have. What matters is that we use them by activating the law of harvest in our lives.
Serge Roux-Levrat is the Principal Ambassador of SRL Ministries and the author of numerous books and ebooks such as Make Your Life Worth Living and How To Enjoy An Abundant Health.
Serge stayed seven years in what he calls God's detoxification clinic. During this time he studied and medidated extensively upon the Word of God, renewed his mind, received many revelations from the Holy Spirit, developed many spiritual gifts, taught Bible-Study classes in a large Christian Church and successfully passed key tests that God had asked him to take. More importantly, he learned to trust and to depend solely on God.
He is married since 1995 to Barbara, and they are the parents of two children.
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