Matthew 25
Stewarding Your Life!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church. Today is Wednesday, April 15
At the heart of so much anxiety and unhappiness is comparison. Comparing oneself with what others have—their abilities, their resources or possessions, their jobs or service to the community… whatever!
This is true because to compare yourself to another person is to miss the whole point!
In Matthew chapter 25, verses 14-15, Jesus starts one of His most famous parables, “For [the Kingdom of Heaven] will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.”
A primary lesson of Jesus’ Parable of the Talents is that we are not owners of our lives, but stewards—household managers of what God has given us! You may have a 5 talent life, 2 or 1, but that is not the point, so don’t it make it the point! Because, stewards are not owners…
What you have isn’t what should define you; those things are temporary. It’s your relationship with the Giver that defines you; that is forever!
Seize the moment and steward the gift of your life well by growing in your relationship with Jesus! Learn from Him how to be generous with what God has given you. Don’t compare yourself to others, but rather invest what you have into others. And watch the multiplication happen… along with peace and happiness, too.
What are you doing with the gifts God has given you?
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