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Stewardship-Pathway To Victory Series
Contributed by Ralph S. Adebowale on Jul 13, 2020 (message contributor)
Summary: Within the Last Few Months of the Global Pandemic, with several questions in the hearts of many, “How come a Pandemic after the Beginning of a New Year?”, was it caused by several atrocities of the World or is it a Natural Catastrophe or an Environmental syndrome or an engineered economic disorder?
Well, God still reigns in the Affairs of Men as his the owner of The World (Ps 24:1) and always Assures Us of Victory even when we are faced with Such or More even Happens (Ps 34:19)
This is a Pointer for us to give to God the best of who we are and what we have received, because God intends to be rewarding, restoring, re-fulfilling and re-exhilarating.
The Basic Elements here are FAITHFULNESS/TRUST, Stewardship is the measure of How God has Trusted Us and therefore Entrusted to us with More; either TIME (Life, Energy), Talent (Skill, Inventions, Innovations) or Treasure (i.e Resources e.g Money, Possessions, Wealth) and can be requested for at anytime and would be willingly given back.
The understanding of Stewardship makes our Victory Sure because;
1. It is a commitment to the Person of Jesus Christ as his True Disciple (John 12:26)
2. It is about Management, being Prudent with What He gave us at first (Matt. 25:14-30)
3. It is a lifestyle (Matt. 6:25-33).
4. It involves carefully using everything we’ve been entrusted with! (Ps 24:1)
a. Knowing that It all belongs to God. (Haggai 2:8)
b. God gives His property to us for our enjoyment & investment. (1 Timothy 6:17)
c. To keep perspective, God asks that we give Him the first. (Firstfruit, Tithes, Partnership)
d. Those who live by the ownership principle, God Rewards (Matt. 25:28).
e. Those who steal from God, God disciplines. (Luke 16:1&2; Matt. 25: 29&30)
