Use It or Lose It: Invest What God Has Given You

Pastor Daniel Medders uses stories about his friend Ronnie Mitchell and the gradual filling of Kentucky Lake to introduce the idea that things left idle tend to decline or return to what they once were. Drawing from Matthew 25 and the parable of the talents, he explains that God expects people not simply to preserve what they have been given, but to invest, develop, and faithfully use their gifts, relationships, and spiritual lives. Through examples involving money, unused equipment, marriage, and natural ability, Pastor Daniel emphasizes that neglect is not neutral and that growth requires intentional investment. He challenges listeners to recognize what God has entrusted to them, develop those gifts rather than coast on them, and use them to glorify God so that they may one day hear, "Well done, good and faithful servant."