Tuesday August 9, 2011

Read 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, Matthew. 25:14-30

 

The Responsibility of Stewardship

God is our Master, and we are responsible to manage His affairs and possessions. Because we are His servants, all that we have is His. This explodes the popular misconception that we give God His percentage and the rest is ours.

 

According to Scripture, we are accountable to God for everything. Whether we have much or little, our key responsibility as His stewards remains the same: faithfulness. "Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. In this case, moreover, it is required of stewards that one be found trustworthy" (1 Corinthians 4:1-2).

 

In the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30), the amounts differed, but each slave was entrusted with something. The rewards were not based on how much they were given, but on what they did with what they were given.

 

Significantly, the first two slaves were equally praised, though the first was given five talents and the second was given two. We must resist the temptation to compare ourselves with others, because comparison is the basis of all dissatisfaction.

 

All of us have been given something, and only one thing is important to God--faithfulness to what He has given us and called us to do (Luke 12:42).

 

How would you rate your current level of responsibility regarding your Time, Talents and Treasures?

 

 

 

Prayer:

> Pray for the children who attended last week’s Extreme that we will have the opportunity to see them and their families at church in the coming weeks.

> Pray for the children’s ministry that they will have the helpers they need and that the children will grow spiritually and will feel welcome in the wider church community.