The call to be a Steward in a challenging time

The call to be a Steward in a challenging time

God’s goal isn’t simply to keep you and your family reasonably comfortable – He has a kingdom to build, and you’re a part of His management team in accomplishing that plan.

• The bad news, is that often we’re prone to behave as though we own what we can get our hands on and then set our own rules for how we use those things. But if we look around us we can see how mismanagement – lack of good stewardship – based on sin has yielded some pretty disastrous results.
• The good news, is that when Jesus came to earth, the kingdom of God arrived. And as the King’s voluntary subjects, Christians are to acknowledge Jesus as the rightful owner of the resources we manage. That means, we’re to manage His property according to God’s values and to accomplish His will according to His Word – stewardship.

We need to understand that opportunities to achieve God’s agenda in building His kingdom involve not only our material possessions, but also our abilities, knowledge, skills and relationships.