The Lord Will Give Much More

The Lord Will Give Much More

2 Chron. 25:9
And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this.

“The Lord is able to give thee much more than this,”—what is “more”? a thousand talents? No; the “much more”… is character. Every man that sacrifices anything to convictions of duty gains more than he loses thereby, because he gains in inward nobleness and strength.… No matter how disastrous may be the results externally, the inward results of faithfulness are so much greater and sweeter and nobler than all the external evil consequences that may follow.… He that wins strength and Christlikeness of character for Christ has won far more than he can ever lose.
He wins not only character, but a fuller capacity for a fuller possession of Jesus Christ Himself.… Do you remember who it was that said, “I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ”? It was a good bargain, Paul!…
Let the hundred talents go if you wish to get “the more than this.” Listen to the New Testament variation of this man of God’s promise, “If thou will have treasure in heaven, go and sell that thou hast, and follow Me."

Alexander Maclaren, Exposition of Holy Scripture