A FAITHFUL STEWARD? – Monday November 28th
2016
Memorise: Moreover it is
required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. 1st Corinthians
4:2
Read: Luke 16:1-8 (KJV)
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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