The Essentials of Biblical Finance: Stewardship

This is part 2 of a 4 part series. The Essentials of Biblical Finance: Stewardship

Stewardship

1. Stewardship respects. When we properly understand God’s ownership of all of His creation, we will view ourselves as managers of the resources with which God has entrusted us. Like the parable of the talents, we will seek to utilize our resources according to our master’s desire.

2. Stewardship matters. The volume of scripture regarding money and possessions is profound. When we consider how often the Law, the prophets, Christ and the apostles spoke of such things, we can no longer view the way we handle our money as insignificant.

3. Stewardship reveals. The way we handle and acquire money reveals a lot about our character and priorities. Are we generous, honest, selfish, content, humble, or greedy? How we obtain our money and where it ends up reveals a lot about what we value. “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

4. Stewardship frees. Giving proper thought, study and prayer to create a God-glorifying budget will free us to spend money wisely, effectively and without guilt. We liberate ourselves to make the best possible decisions with our money and free our conscience from guilty spending.

5. Stewardship rewards. We will give an account for how we have managed and invested such a powerful asset. Are we investing in the kingdom or ourselves? The Bible clearly relates that heavenly reward awaits those who choose to invest in the kingdom of God. We must recognize money has huge amounts of “potential energy” and we will be accountable for how we utilized and where we invested what God has entrusted to us.

Part 1: Intro, Part 2: Stewardship, Part 3: Generosity, Part 4: Contentment