9/1/2023 0 Comments Being a good steward scripture![]() ![]() As stewards of the many things God has entrusted to us, we should purposefully consider the people He has placed in our lives.įor a moment, reflect on the people in your life and know that there will be a day when you’ll give an account to the Lord for how you looked after them ( 2 Corinthians 5:10). We love others because He loves them and He loves us. When we show love for one another, it honors the Lord Jesus. Loving the Lord Jesus Christ and being in a right relationship with Him are of paramount importance, and next to that is loving those around you ( Matthew 22:36-40). ![]() So much so that He took on flesh and came to pay the penalty for our sins and restore us to a right relationship with Him. God says in Genesis 1:26, “Let Us make man in Our image,” and David proclaims in Psalm 139:13, “For You formed my inward parts You covered me in my mother’s womb.” God affirms in Jeremiah 1:5 that “before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” Clearly the Lord has an intimate, vested interest in people. In Job 41:11, the Lord says, “Everything under heaven is Mine.” Colossians 1:16 states, “All things were created through Him and for Him.” This definitely includes people. The master has entrusted the steward with something of value, and his desire is that these resources are managed, or stewarded, appropriately and effectively. A steward is accountable to the “master” or owner of the resources. The Greek word for stewardship in the New Testament is oikonomos, which is translated “household manager.” In the Christian context, it involves being responsible for managing the resources the Lord has entrusted to us. But how often do we include people when we think about stewardship? When they consider their resources, money comes to mind, along with vehicles, homes, investments, clothes, and so on. Many people relate stewardship to managing money. ![]()
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