Growithim, Indonesia.
Shalom, happy Sabbath!
“Do all church-members realize that all they have is given them to be used and improved to God’s glory? God keeps a faithful account with every human being in our world. And when the day of reckoning comes, the faithful steward takes no credit to himself. He does not say, ‘My pound;’ but, ‘Thy pound hath gained’ other pounds. He knows that without the entrusted gift no increase could have been made. He feels that in faithfully discharging his stewardship he has but done his duty. The capital was the Lord’s, and by his power he was enabled to trade upon it successfully. His name only should be glorified. Without the entrusted capital he knows that he would have been bankrupt for eternity.”
Review and Herald, September 12 1899
If we read the quote above, we know that all the assets we have are gifts from God, so what should we do with the treasures that God has entrusted us?
God wants us to think about using it for the glory of God’s name and don’t let us boast and say, “Because of my money, there are many souls that feel blessed,” instead “because of God’s money, there are many souls that feel blessed.”
In our giving alms, God advises us, “Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.” (Matthew 6:2-3)
Let all praise and respect be for God’s name only, not ours.
Happy Sabbath and God bless us all. Amen.