The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to Him. (Psalm 24:1)..
God entrusted His glorious creation to the care of the human beings He had created in His image and for His glory..
If you devoted every moment of your whole life exclusively to His service, you could not give Him anything that was not in a sense His own already..
Jesus made this one thing very clear: We are stewards in this world. None of what we have is our own, not even ourselves, and we are not here on our own business..
We are managers and ambassadors of the possessions and affairs of another Person, a King who owns everything. We are here on His business, with a mission to share His character and blessings with the world..
Any wealth, power, or strength we have originated with God. Any gift or talent we have – the same is true..
God has entrusted us with certain resources, gifts and abilities. Our responsibility is to live by that trust by managing these things well, according to His design and desire..
When we succeed it is for HIS glory – wealth, power, or strength we have, originated with God, including any gift, or talent we possess; even our ability to give generously, comes from God..
God wants you to do what He has called you to do, and He wants you to do it out of His ability..
“Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant He confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.…..”(Deuteronomy 8:18)
January 21
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good