Read: 1 Peter 4:10-11; Luke 12:41-48
Have you ever wondered... What stewardship is? What God expects you to do with your possessions?
It's no secret that our society is materialistic. God has a
different perspective. When you consider God's part in creating the
world, you'll realize that everything you "own" is really God's. Not
yours-- God's.While you are here on earth, he is entrusting you with it.
Because all you have is on loan from God, you know not to cling to your possessions. They will only slip through your fingers. When God entrusts you with possessions, he expects you to honor him with what you have.
The Bible teaches that we are to give God our firstfruits--meaning the first and best of all we have. Is that because God needs your money? You must be kidding. Why, then, is giving so important? When you give, you put your possessions in proper perspective. Giving helps you participate in God's work. Giving helps you and your heart condition far more than it helps God.
Good stewardship means that you work and give cheerfully. Take inventory of your gifts, talents, and possessions. Invest them in the world around you so that with a glad heart you can report back to the giver.
Each one should give as you have decided in your heart to give. You should not be sad when you give, and you should not give because you feel forced to give. God loves the person who gives happily (2 Corinthians 9:7).
Because all you have is on loan from God, you know not to cling to your possessions. They will only slip through your fingers. When God entrusts you with possessions, he expects you to honor him with what you have.
The Bible teaches that we are to give God our firstfruits--meaning the first and best of all we have. Is that because God needs your money? You must be kidding. Why, then, is giving so important? When you give, you put your possessions in proper perspective. Giving helps you participate in God's work. Giving helps you and your heart condition far more than it helps God.
Good stewardship means that you work and give cheerfully. Take inventory of your gifts, talents, and possessions. Invest them in the world around you so that with a glad heart you can report back to the giver.
Each one should give as you have decided in your heart to give. You should not be sad when you give, and you should not give because you feel forced to give. God loves the person who gives happily (2 Corinthians 9:7).
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