"Therefore He said: 'A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business till I come.'" (Luke 19:12-13) "As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." (1 Pet. 4:10)

One of Ripley's "Believe It or Not" items pictures a plain bar of iron worth $5. The same bar of iron if made into horse shoes would be worth $50. If it were made into needles, it would be worth $5,000. If it were made into balance springs for fine Swiss watches, it would be worth $500,000. The raw material is not as important as how it's developed.

God has given each of us various talents, and their worth to Him is dependent on how we develop them.