Buying a house, setting up a retirement plan, investing in the Market, having a healthy savings account, taking out an IRA, setting aside for a rainy day - all these are what people often think of when the subject of stewardship comes up. A good steward is supposed to take care of the money his Master puts in his charge and investing wisely protects it and grows it as well. All that is true but also quite false as well. What...?
The good steward is to use wisely what his Master puts into his hands; however, he is not to simply wisely invest it for himself. The good steward invest the Master's resources in order to gain return for the Master, not self. That would certainly include funds to provide for the family God has given you, but not primarily. God has many more children He is concerned with than just you or yours and the good steward is concerned about all that concerns his Master.
Listen to what Jesus says, "Freely you have received; freely give" (Matt 10:8). The context of that passage has to do with what the disciples were given and how it could be used for Kingdom good. This includes you money but also your time and energy as well. God wants to bless you but expects you to bless others as well. The point of stewardship is not to invest the Master's resources but to invest them in that which brings a return to the Master.
For whom do you invest the money, time and energy you have been given? What is the end game of your gain?
Jus' Askn.
No comments:
Post a Comment