Pragmateuomai is a banking term that means to invest with positive results.

Jesus told this parable because He was drawing near to Jerusalem. This raises the question: what do we do when it appears as if the Kingdom is going to appear at any moment?

1. We have inside scoop on our King.

• He is worthy
• He is a giver

2. We have inside scoop on our times.

• We live in a time in which our king is physically absent but his authority remains here.
• The dissension of some does not diminish his authority.
• If he really is coming soon, let him not find us coasting.

3. We have inside scoop on ourselves.

• We have been given a living deposit. The servants seems to credit their success to the power of the deposit.
• He's given us a deposit of the Spirit.

 

His commission is His permission - it is a call, a commandment, and a blessing all in one!