Wednesday Reading: Luke 16:1-12
Key Verse: Luke 16:10
10 He who is faithful in the least is also faithful in much. And he who is unjust in the least is also unjust in much.
Devotion:
Being a Christian does not mean that we have to separate ourselves from the world – without worldly interactions we would not be able to spread God's Word. Equally, we should not get caught up in the world... As we grow in Christ we come to the realisation that we are living a life that God has given to us. Everything that we have is allowed by God or given to us by God. You could say that we are stewards of God's goods whilst we are here. In that respect, we have to take good care of His goods.
Key Verse: Luke 16:10
10 He who is faithful in the least is also faithful in much. And he who is unjust in the least is also unjust in much.
Devotion:
Being a Christian does not mean that we have to separate ourselves from the world – without worldly interactions we would not be able to spread God's Word. Equally, we should not get caught up in the world... As we grow in Christ we come to the realisation that we are living a life that God has given to us. Everything that we have is allowed by God or given to us by God. You could say that we are stewards of God's goods whilst we are here. In that respect, we have to take good care of His goods.
We cannot go through life doing what we want and then finally finding out, like this steward did, that God is not impressed with what we have done with His goods. We need to make sure that we live according to His will so that we will be able to know what to do with what He has given us. This steward did not have a good handle on his masters accounts even though he was put in charge of them. Being unjust in just one place like this meant that his master could not have confidence in any of his dealings. There was nothing left but to confront him.
Now, unlike the actions of this steward, God does not want us to go out and defraud Him at every opportunity! But God does want us to go out there! If we do not befriend people of this world, then we will not be able to allow them to see how we live for Christ. We can learn a lot of things from people of this world... Just because we are Christians does not mean that we know everything! We can learn so much from people around us and we can use that knowledge to continue to take good care of our lot from God. Whilst we are doing that we can still exercise our faith in Christ, we don't have to conform to this world... just live in it...
Points to Ponder:
How much do you own?
What would you write if you had to give a written account of your life for God?
How much do you own?
What would you write if you had to give a written account of your life for God?