Luke 16
Every Soul Matters!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, May 26.
Each and every person has a soul! Souls are eternal and each has intrinsic value. That means people matter, every one of them, regardless of whether you like them, agree with them, or feel like they bring value to you or your view of the world. To relate kindly only to the people who help make your life work better for you may be simply utilitarian to you, but it is evil as a habitual practice. It’s dishonest!
The Parable of the Shrewd Steward from Luke 16:1-13, highlights how followers of Jesus are to be household managers of their wealth to influence people for God’s glory—to help bring them to the Father. Verses 8-9 makes the point of the story, “The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.”
Has God blessed you with the ability to work hard? Praise God! Now win souls by working hard, starting businesses, and creating jobs that produce wealth for the work force, so that more money can go to bless others, support ministries, and the work of the Kingdom.
Has God blessed you with wealth and the influence it brings in the world? Praise God! Our culture values people with money more than all others so use that temporary influence to win souls because you can lose it all in a heartbeat.
No person is better than another because they have money. So invest what God has entrusted to you, not into a false sense of self-worth as defined by the world, but what matters for eternity. Use stuff to gain people for God’s Kingdom! The harvest fields are ripe. I’m praying for workers!
Seize the moment and make an eternal investment today.
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