FORWARD
The Bible book of proverbs 18:16 says that “a man’s gift maketh room for him and bringeth him before great men.”
Talents or gifts, if you may, are those resources or skills which God has endowed man with and which man is expected to make use of in order to fulfill his destiny or purpose on earth; affecting his generation in the process. Everyone born on earth is born with a divine purpose or assignment in life as ordained by God. Apostle Paul declared this in 1 Corinthians 7:7a (NIV) “I wish that everyone are like me, but each person has his own gift from God.” God does not send anyone on a mission without equipping him for it. He deposited various skills in man to help him carry out and fulfill his ordained assignment. These skills or Talents are usually naturally possessed by us.
A story is told about a man in Matthew 25:14-30, who on the eve of his departure on a long journey equipped his servants with skills, with which they were to fend for themselves until his return. Verse 16 reads: “and unto one he gave five talents, to another two and to another one; to every man according to his several abilities and straightway took his journey.” The implication of this statement is that everyone has a number of unique and peculiar talents bestowed by God. So do not think or conclude that you do not have any gift or talent; the problem is that you have not searched deep enough within you to unearth it.
Isaac John Akagu, in this wisdom-packed, thought-provoking and action-inciting book of his, tells us the source of all gifts and how these gifts can be of benefit to us. He mentions that God gives us talents to appreciate and to put to work in order to make profit of them to His Glory. He also examines in the second section, some crucial ingredients every talented person would need to fulfill destiny. As you read on, you will learn how to discover and stir up the talents you are endowed with and how to be empowered to maximize and maintain the flow of Grace throughout your journey.
Don’t forget that your talents are for profit making because “…the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man TO PROFIT withal” (1 Corinthians 12:7). God bless you as you put your gifts to work in the Name of Jesus Christ!
Pastor David Popoola
Living Faith Church, Worldwide!