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Stewards of God's Provision
by A.J. Wilson

" For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.” Matthew 25:29 (Parable of the Talents)

“And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven? “Luke 16:11

“Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful” 1 Corinthians 4:1-2

“As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” 1 Peter 4:10

The Bible “teaches that stewardship is a great concept, involving how we respond with all of our life to Him who is the giver and sustainer of life.” (Charles Bugg, Holman Bible Dictionary)  Jesus regarded stewardship of finances as an indication of trustworthiness with spiritual things, which were more important. (Matt & Luke above) 

We often look at stewardship as an issue which just entails money, however it involves so much more.  Whenever we look at how we get good things, we know that all good things come from God.  When God allocates to us He provides plenty to meet our needs and his requirements.  Busy schedules, endless entertainment options, and self-centered thinking all distribute our time and money away from God.   It is difficult to control our schedules and allow God his proper time, but oh the blessings we are surely missing out on.  Remember the sower principle (2 Cor. 9:6) while we “exercise” (1 Tim 4:8) ourselves in Godliness with our time, money and resources.

Continue thinking for this week:  What is God’s portion; the first fruits, does He get the leftovers, or does He deserve a say over everything?  There are teachers who say 10%, 23 1/3%, some say “give what you can,” and still others advocate giving all to God by allowing Him to help you decide where to spend your resources.  Some other applicable scriptures (in addition to the ones above) are: Genesis 14:15-20, Deut. 26:12-15, 2 Corinthians 9:5-15, Hebrews 7 (more to come next week)

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