Money Matters - Part: 4 - Jan Cerfonteyn

The Rock - Paarl

God used parables in the Bible to teach ordinary people like us about Kingdom principles. In Matthew 25:14-30, we read about the parable of the talents and how each servant was given different amounts from their master according to their ability. Two of the servants went and doubled what was given to them and one simply buried theirs. The master was pleased with the two but furious with the one who did nothing with his. God wants us to steward every area of our life, not just our finances, and to be a blessing to others through our stewardship. With our stewarding God wants us to be trustworthy with all He gives us (1 Corinthians 4:2). It is God who owns all things and we have a responsibility to steward it well. We also need to have respect for the King and the Kingdom of God (proverbs 9:10). We need to be accountable for what we do with what we’ve been given. We need to commit ourselves to having initiative and trust in God’s goodness (psalm 31:19). We also need wisdom in stewarding what God has given us (Ephesians 5:15-16). And when we ask God for wisdom he gives it to us abundantly. We need to be thankful for all we have been given (1 Thessalonians 5:18). God has called us to steward many things including: all creation, our property, our spiritual gifts and our finances. Let us learn to steward well all what God has given us.