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How to develop your talent T here’s a rather interesting account in the Bible about a boy and his lunch. Jesus was speaking up on a mountain quite a distance from town and a crowd of more than 5,000 had gathered to hear Him. In that crowd was this boy. The people were so captivated by the Master’s message that hours passed. Finally hunger overtook them and Christ became concerned about their hunger and He asked one o f His disciples, “ Whence shall we buy bread, that these m ay eat?” The question was calculated to teach a lesson. There wasn’t any bakery within miles. And if there had been there wasn’t enough m oney to buy such a large amount o f food. The lad with the lunch wasn’t concerned about such problems. His mother had fixed him a lunch and he started to eat. The puz zled group of men around Christ noticed the b oy and his lunch, and thinking of nothing better to do pointed the boy out to Christ. At least one in the crowd wasn’t starving. Then Jesus did a very strange thing. He walked over to the boy and asked him for his lunch. W ithout a word the hungry little urchin handed it all to Jesus. You know the rest of the story. Our Saviour blessed the lunch and perform ing a miracle fed the entire crowd. And the boy ended up with far more than he gave away. H ow do we fit into such a picture today? Each of us wants life to have real deep-down meaning. W e want to make a success of living. W e want to contribute something worthwhile so w e w ill be appreciated and wanted. W e want the approval of our fellow men and of God. But we know ourselves. And we know we fall short. Our talent or our personality or our contacts just aren’t enough. And when we’ve tried everything we know we hear the voice of Jesus Christ saying, “ Give me what you have.” Can we refuse this gentle command? Dare we hug possessively to our breast the precious little we now have for fear of losing all? But Christ is calling . . . He is asking. And like the lad with the lunch we hand all to Him. And when we do a miracle happens. W e exchange our failure and sin and defeat for His salvation. Our cramped little life suddenly becomes an abundant, overflowing experience. That which was so worthless and so drab when w e clutched it so tightly is now so adequate in His hands. This is what we’ve longed for, hoped for. Jesus said, “ I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but b y me . . . I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” W e can on ly know what real, abundant life is when we let loose and commit our life to Him. •— L.H . ( I f you desire m ore help on how to becom e a Christian, you are invited to w rite The Editors, The K ing’s Business, 55 8 So. H ope St., Los Angeles 17, C a lif.)
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