The end of all things is near; therefore be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers. Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaining. Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. Whoever speaks must do so as one speaking the very words of God; whoever serves must do so with the strength that God supplies, so that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen. (1 Peter 4:7-11, NRSV)
You thought this post was going to be about money….
You read the title and thought, “great another devotional about money and how I don’t handle it correctly.”. We get hung up in stewardship and good stewards being only about money. However being a good steward is a whole lot more than money. It is the proper handling of everything we have been given.
For instance being a good steward means being a good parent. You were blessed by God with the children you have and because He has given them to you, you need to treat them as children of God and raise the, to love and fear God. We need to pass along the faith we have been given and help to raise the men and woman God has planned for this world. It is part of being a good steward.
Also we must use the gifts we have been given for the greater good of all. Regardless of how we feel about someone or how they have treated us, we must serve one another and be hospitable. Because every time we serve some one we are serving a child of God. And we must speak the truth, because the words we speak as children of God reflect on God and how others will see Him. We will either always spread God’s love, or we will give people reasons to hate God and run from Him. Or actions are our stewardship of His creation and our words have impact far beyond the life they live. We are always to be managing the time, talent and treasures God has given us for His kingdom.
So be hospitable serving all and speaking the truth of God in love.
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