Jesus’ story about a businessman who leaves town and entrusts his money with his workers made perfect sense to his audience. The essence of the parable seems to lie in the servants’ conception of responsibility. Each servant entrusted with the master’s money was faithful up to a certain point. The servant who buried the master’s money was irresponsible. One can bury seeds in the ground and expect them to become productive because they obey natural laws. Coins, however, do not obey natural laws. The master expected his servants to be productive in the use of his money. As the parable of the talents shows, God abhors indifference and an attitude that says it’s not worth trying. Those who are faithful with even a little are entrusted with more. But those who neglect or squander what God has entrusted to them will lose what they have. There is an important lesson here for us. No one can stand still for long in the Christian life. We either get more or we lose what we have. We either advance towards God or we slip back .