Good Stewards

Wednesday, June 15

Good Stewards

“The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together! Matthew 25:21

During His ministry here on earth Jesus told many parables. Today’s parable, taken from Matthew 25 focuses on being a good steward.  In it the owner gave the workers talents of silver to oversee while he was gone. When he came to collect, two had grown their silver and one didn’t. He spoke this in verse 21 to the two, “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’

Everything you have has been given to you by God to steward, including your life. How are you doing with that? Are you working on improving the relationships He’s entrusted to you? Are you tilling the ground to produce more out of them? What about your gifts? Are you using them for the glory of His kingdom or are they still just a raw talent you haven’t refined? What about your money? Are you using it wisely? What about life, are you just meandering through aimlessly? Do you use each moment as an opportunity to showcase the goodness of God?

The list of questions goes on, but only you can answer them. By no means am I judging you because I do not have the power to forgive. Instead I challenge you to take a look and consider the question, ‘Am I being a good steward?’

In each of the parables, God comes to collect the surplus of what the workers were stewards of. He’ll ask us too what we did with what He gave us. If you want to hear, “Well done,” you’re going to have to be a good steward.