That little girl used the talent that was given her, and it helped to bring a soul to Jesus.

EVERY TALENT USEFUL.

    “Though little I bring,
    Said the tiny spring,
    As it burst from the mighty hill,
    ’Tis pleasant to know,
    Wherever I flow,
    The pastures are greener still.

    “And the drops of rain
    As they fall on the plain,
    When parched by the summer heat,
    Refresh the sweet flowers
    Which droop in the bowers,
    And hang down their heads at our feet.

    “May we strive to fulfill
    All His righteous will,
    Who formed the whole earth by His word! 
    Creator Divine! 
    We would ever be Thine,
    And serve Thee—­our God, and our Lord!”

Let us never forget this third lesson from Olivet, the lesson about,—­the talents.

The fourth, and last lesson from Olivet is the lesson about—­THE REWARDS.

The parable tells us that when the Master came back, and reckoned with his servants, he said to each of those who had made a right use of his talents:—­“Well done, good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”  In the parable in St. Luke we are told that the servant who had gained ten pounds was made ruler over ten cities; and he who had gained five pounds was made ruler over five cities.  This shows us that God will reward his people, hereafter, according to the degree of faithfulness with which each one shall have used the talents given to him.  And this is the lesson which the apostle Paul teaches us when he says that, “Every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor." I. Cor. iii:  8.

All the willing, loving servants of God will receive a crown of life when Jesus comes to reckon with them.  But those crowns will not be all alike.  They are spoken of as “crowns of gold:”  Rev. iv:  4; as “crowns of glory:”  I. Peter v:  4, and as “crowns of life:”  Rev. iii:  11.  But still there will be very great differences between these crowns.  Some will be simply crowns of gold, or of glory, without any gems or jewels to ornament them.  Some will have two or three small jewels shining in them.  But, others again will be full of the most beautiful jewels, all glittering and sparkling with glory.  And this will all depend upon the way in which those who wear these crowns used their talents while they were on earth, and the amount of work they did for Jesus.  There is an incident mentioned in Roman history about a soldier, which illustrates this part of our subject very well.