Stewardship is . . . managing Godly things.

Whatever you are born with and whatever you take with you when you die, that is what truly belongs to you. That is like the observation one man made, “you never see a U-haul trailer following a hearse.” Nothing is truly our own.

What is one thing that we have that did not first come from God? One thing that we have that did not first come from God is our sin. God did not give us sin, nor did God create sin. Sin is a man-made creation and the only thing we have of ourselves.

God owns and man owes. Everything we have we have as a gift from God, we have to use while we are here on this earth, we have for a very short period of time (compared to eternity).

So, how are we doing managing God’s things? If we are like most people (read sinners) we are not doing as good a job as we could. By our very nature we tend to mess up. Thanks be to God that even though He gives us the world to take care of, He does not leave it completely up to us. Like a good parent watching over their child taking care of their room, pets, the lawn, etc., God watches over us to make sure we are caring for His world.

Isn’t it an awe inspiring thing? God gives us this world to live in, to use, to take care of, and yet He also helps us to take care of it. God moves in us to be aware of our world, our city, our neighborhood, our block, our house, our families, ourselves. He moves in us to care for all His good gifts and blessings. God gives and He keeps on giving.

How are you doing managing God’s things? With the help of God and by the grace of God, we are doing a job that is to the praise and glory of His Holy Name.

10 of 52 © Rev. Ronald A. Bogs