Sitting By The Fire
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin Articles
The following poem by an unknown author reminds me of the parable of the talents found in Matthew 25:14-30. The one talent man could have at least given his employer a return on his investment, but he was so lazy he didn’t even do that. The one talent man was thus classified as an “unprofitable servant” (Matthew 25:30).
The moral of the parable: Whatever talent we have that is not being used for the benefit of others and for God’s glory, is unprofitable. If we‘re not profitable, we are of no value to the Lord and will be considered as refuse to be cast into the fire (John 15:1-6; cf. Matthew 5:14-16).
Sitting By The Fire
“An old man sat by the open fire,
And dreamed the years away;
While outside in the battle of life,
Many perished in the toils of day.
He never did any good,
Nor did he ever do any wrong—
He just sat by the open fire,
And dreamed, the whole day long.
Now he’s left a vacant chair,
And they say he’s gone up higher,
But if he still does what he used to do….
He’s still sitting by the fire.”
Brethren and friends, let’s think about it!