Fastidious Stewardship?

   Dear Friend,  You Are a Steward   -
Did you know there is more written in the Bible about finances than on heaven and hell, prayer, or faith?
Jesus taught more about this subject than any other, so it's obvious that the stewardship of money is very important to God.
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In this life, we need to become more involved in certain points which will shape our future!

 

***  Fastidious:  This word represents both good and bad depending upon how it is personally used... 

adjective

1. excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please:a fastidious eater.

2. requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking, goal orientated or driven. 

One area where we should become better balanced is in our stewardship responsibility's - 

here is where we could become fastidious in our care to manage and share our resources!

STEWARDSHIP 

{a study on understanding how Stewardship should work in our lives.}

Biblical stewardship involves delegated responsibility to manage for another (e.g., Luke 16:1, 12). 

Stewardship in the OT specifically indicates management of someone’s household (Isaiah 22:15), i.e., through a “house steward” (Genesis 43:19; 44:4). In NT usage stewardship may involve

 (1) oversight of employees through a “foreman” (Matthew 20:8; cf. Luke 12:42);

 (2) care for another person, especially as a guardian over a child (Galatians 4:2);

 (3) management of a superior’s possessions (Luke 12:42-44; 16:1-8); or

 (4) Christian responsibility to faithfully fulfill one’s God-given ministry, particularly in proclaiming the gospel of Christ (1 Corinthians 9:17; Ephesians 3:2; Colossians 1:25; cf. Colossians 4:17). 

** Blogger Note:

our last name is  Obermeyer; which comes from the German meaning " Head or Over Steward " 

-  meaning that we were stewards on some grand Estates in Europe. 

 Therefore this is part of our DNA - Stewardship management! **

The broader doctrine of stewardship indicates Christian responsibility to faithfully use personal gifts (natural and spiritual), time, and possessions as divine entrustments to serve God and man.
This is where our time and efforts should be in these 3 areas of Stewardship! 

 Christian stewardship properly recognizes that all human abilities and possessions, including the earth and its contents, are on consignment to man from God (1 Chronicles 29:12; John 3:27; James 1:17; cf. Genesis 1:26-28; Psalms 8:3-8).

Thus the use of such divine endowments should

(1) accord with individual ability (Matthew 25:15);

(2) express richness toward God (cf. Luke 12:21);

(3) involve an efficient use of time and opportunity (Ephesians 5:16; Colossians 4:5);

(4) accord with personal prosperity (1 Corinthians 16:2);

(5) result from individual intent of heart (2 Corinthians 9:7); and

 (6) express glory and faith toward God (1 Corinthians 10:31; 1 Timothy 6:17).

requirements of

enumerated

obedience

Genesis 43:16-17; 44:1-2; Luke 12:42-43

faithfulness

Luke 12:42; 16:10-12; 1 Corinthians 4:2

prudence

Luke 12:42

accountability

Luke 12:48; 16:2

service to others

1 Peter 4:10 (cf. Titus 1:7-9)

fulfilled

Isaiah 22:20-24 (cf. v. 15); Luke 12:42-44 (cf. Hebrews 3:1-2, 5-6)

unfulfilled

Isaiah 22:15-19; Luke 12:45-48; 16:1-8, 10-12

removal of

Isaiah 22:15-19; Luke 16:2-4

spiritual forms of

the mysteries of God

1 Corinthians 4:1; Ephesians 3:2-7; Colossians 1:25

the gospel ministry

1 Corinthians 9:17-18; 1 Peter 4:10

the ministry of divine grace

Ephesians 3:2, 7; 1 Peter 4:10

of an elder

Titus 1:7-9

of unrighteousness

Luke 16:1-8

Holy Bible, New American Standard.

  ** Do you have a Fastidious Stewardship?