Jesus teaches the parable of the talents to highlight the meaning of faithful obedience. In the parable, the master goes away for a while, giving his slaves a large amount of money. Each slave received a different amount of money, measured in talents. It’s a lot of money because 1 talent is what a person would earn after working for 15 years. It is clear to the slaves that the master expects them to use the talents and work to earn more talents for him. Some of the slaves obey. But the last slave doesn’t. The master is pleased and happy with his faithful slaves, rewarding them but punishing his unfaithful slave. Similarly, Jesus has gone away but promises to return one day. Will you be ready for when he returns? True disciples not only believe in Jesus as their savior but faithfully obey him. That’s how you prepare for Jesus’ return: faithful obedience.