Probably many of you, like me, grew up hearing about being a good steward
For most of us that was always taught about money
Since God gave you the money, be a good steward of it and tithe, use it wisely not foolishly
Let me start by saying that is all good practice and being a good steward of God’s money is something we should all do
However, today I want to look at that phrase “Be a Good Steward” in another light
In this passage what we are seeing is that we are to be good stewards of everything God has given us
This means our time, our gifts, our money, our friendships, our love, everything
Vs 7
“The end of all things is near”
I don’t know when the end will come but I know we are closer today than we were yesterday.
As people find out that their lives are coming to an end it causes them to reflect on what is really important
They may think about how they have lived and wish they had lived better.
The one thing almost everyone has in common, when that reality sets in, is what about eternity
This verse is telling us that as the end grows nearer every day we need to focus our relationship with God through prayer
When we figure out how to be purposeful about that prayer relationship, we are in a closer walk with God and things become clear
So we need to be good stewards with our time and make sure God gets that time
Vs 8 says “keep fervent in your love for one another”
This world needs a lot more love! If we are good stewards of our love, we will give it freely and often
I’m speaking of course of God’s love. What if we daily worked to show God’s love to everyone we came in contact with
I believe conflict with people would all but disappear and certainly more people would be open to hear the gospel
This seems so easy but in reality it’s probably the hardest thing for most of us to do
The biggest reason this is so hard, is the world has taught us everything is about you……but it isn’t
“Each one has a special gift” We have probably all been told this in our life but most people never explore their gift
Most of us believers have not identified what our special gifts are and so therefore we are not good stewards of them
If we identified our gifts and used them as God intended them to be used, I believe our world would look so much different
When we don’t use God’s gifts in the way He wants, we are not good stewards of that gift
Basically what we see here is that when our gifts are used, they should directly point to the God that gave them
If we are truly good stewards of the things that God has given, (and He gave everything) He is glorified
When our lives glorify God, we receive that Joy of knowing we are being good stewards and living our purpose
The bottom line is that if we as the children of God, work to be good stewards of the things God gave us, people will see Jesus in us
However, you can’t use your gifts for a God you don’t know
Do you know Him today?