“Trust and check, always trust and check.” said my supervisor one summer at a Christian camp. His motto encouraged us to trust the people we worked with, trust the kids to do what was right, trust him, but always check on the results. As you check and see that all is well, trust those more and check less. When you find results different than you expected, trust less and check more.
Jesus talks in Matthew 25 about a man who goes on a trip and entrusts differing amounts of money to three servants. While the man is gone, the first two servants invest the money entrusted to them and double their master’s investment. The third, who was given the least, dug a hole and buried the money because he was afraid of losing it. After a long time, the master returned and checked on the money he had entrusted to his servants. He rewarded the servants who invested well, but punished the servant who hid his money out of fear.
No matter our resources, we fail unless we use them according to God’s plan. As we study God’s Word and seek Him in prayer, let us consider how we can invest what God has entrusted to us. In Psalm 34:8 we are even challenged to “try before we buy” by declaring “Taste and see that the Lord is good”. God has been checking in on my life and I am realizing that I have not trusted enough. What about you?
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Luke 6:38
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