A FAITHFUL STEWARD? – Monday November 28th 2016
Memorise: Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. 1st Corinthians 4:2
1 And
he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which
had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his
goods.
2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
3 Then
the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh
away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
Bible in one year: Exodus 4:1-6:13, Psalms 109:21-31
MESSAGE
Faithfulness
is another obligation that God requires of us as human beings and
particularly as His children. God is faithful and He wants us to
resemble Him with this attribute of faithfulness. In our text today, we
read about a steward who was found unfaithful and the master was about
to sack him, this unfaithful servant then went about from one debtor to
another to falsify records in order to please his master. Open Heaven
Monday 28 November 2016:- A Faithful Steward? The efforts this steward
put up to regain his master’s approval did nothing for the expansion of
his master’s business, but the master still commended him. If the
unfaithful servant could go to the extent he went in order to remain in
service, why can’t the children of light go a greater extent to please
our Father in heaven? The conclusion of our Bible reading says:
“And
the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely; for
the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the
children of light.”
Another
lesson we can learn from this story is that your upward movement to the
next level is predicated upon how well you perform in your present
level of operation. Luke 16:11-12 says:
“If
therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteousness mammon, who
will commit to your trust the true riches? And if ye have not been
faithful in that which is another man’s who shall give you that which is
your own?”
Beloved,
the Lord is interested in promoting you. As a matter of fact, your
promotion is long overdue. I am happy to announce to you that this is
your time, however, what are you doing with your present level of
position? Are you productive or you are hoarding your ideas so that you
can have something to use when you come to a leadership position? You
are just destroying and delaying your progress if this is your attitude.
To be faithful simply means to be full of faith. Do you have faith in
the organisation you are working with? You will not be at your best if
you don’t have faith in that organisation you work with? Proverbs 22:29 says:
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings he shall not stand before mean men.”
Daniel
was a typical faithful steward. 28 November 2016 Open Heaven. This is
how he survived four generations of rulers – Nebuchadnezzar, Darius,
Cyrus and Belshazzar. The faithfulness of Mordecai saved the entire
Jewish race during the reign of Ahasuerus. My prayer is that you will be
highly favoured by the virtue of your faithfulness in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, I want to be faithful, please take away from me the spirit of unfaithfulness in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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