Good steward meaning12/19/2023 ![]() All that we have here has been given to us by God and the way we manage it matters not just now, but more so in heaven. You’ll only spend a few years here on earth, but an eternity in heaven. The same will be true of us when we enter heaven. In the Parable of the Talents, their faithfulness was measured when the master returned and they were either rewarded or punished based on their management. So instead of concerning yourself with the material distractions of this world, focus your time and money on eternity. Your house, your car, all your clothing, all your books, your most prized possessions. Think about this: in a few years, everything you have will either be thrown away or belong to someone else. It’s ordering your life in such a way that God can spend you however He wants. Stewardship is not ordering your finances in a way that you can spend whatever you want. We will be either faithful or unfaithful in how we manage it. ![]() We will be held accountable for how we have managed it, whether we have a lot or a little! We are not the owners of what we have. It’s a perfect example of how God entrusts us with money during our time here on earth. The money was given to them for a certain amount of time and they were held accountable for their management of it. In the Parable of the Talents, the money that was entrusted to each person was not theirs. Stewardship is man’s responsibility to manage God’s property. He loses his job, was punished, and cast out of the master’s presence. The third man is called wicked, lazy, and worthless. The third man gives back exactly what he was given.Īs you can guess, the master is pleased with the work and faithfulness of the first two men – they’re rewarded. When the master returns, the first two men give back double the amount of gold they were given. The third man, however, goes and buries his gold. While the master is gone, the first and second men invest their gold, multiplying the amount they were given to profit their master. ![]() The first man receives five bags of gold, the second, two bags, and the third, one bag. He distributes the gold based on each man’s ability. The master leaves on a journey but entrusts different amounts of gold to each of the three men before he departs. The story is of three people who all work for the same master. If you’re not familiar with the Parable of the Talents, I’d encourage you to go read it. I want to share with you a few of the biblical principles of stewardship and four reasons why becoming God’s steward is so very important, all taken from Matthew 25:14-30 – The Parable of the Talents. It is a part of our identity, not just our behavior. Living as a steward means surrendering your finances to God and recognizing yourself as a manager, not owner, of all you have. It’s much more than just writing a tithe check every month. It’s not just getting out of debt and sticking to a budget. Many people have a misunderstanding of what it means to be a steward. ![]()
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