Memorise: Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found
faithful. 1st Corinthians 4:2
Faithfulness is another obligation that God requires of us as human
beings and particularly as His children. God is faithful and He wants us to
resemble Him with this attribute of faithfulness. In our text today, we read
about a steward who was found unfaithful and the master was about to sack him,
this unfaithful servant then went about from one debtor to another to falsify
records in order to please his master. The efforts this steward put up to
regain his master’s approval did nothing for the expansion of his master’s
business, but the master still commended him. If the unfaithful servant could
go to the extent he went in order to remain in service, why can’t the children
of light go a greater extent to please our Father in heaven? The conclusion of
our Bible reading says:
“And the
lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely; for the children
of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.”
Another lesson we can learn from this story is that your upward movement
to the next level is predicated upon how well you perform in your present level
of operation. Luke 16:11-12 says:
“If
therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteousness mammon, who will
commit to your trust the true riches? And if ye have not been faithful in that
which is another man’s who shall give you that which is your own?”
Beloved, the Lord is interested in promoting you. As a matter of fact,
your promotion is long overdue. I am happy to announce to you that this is your
time, however, what are you doing with your present level of position? Are you
productive or you are hoarding your ideas so that you can have something to use
when you come to a leadership position? You are just destroying and delaying
your progress if this is your attitude. To be faithful simply means to be full
of faith. Do you have faith in the organisation you are working with? You will
not be at your best if you don’t have faith in that organisation you work with? Proverbs
22:29 says:
“Seest
thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings he shall not
stand before mean men.”
Daniel was a typical faithful steward. This
is how he survived four generations of rulers – Nebuchadnezzar, Darius, Cyrus
and Belshazzar. The faithfulness of Mordecai saved the entire Jewish race
during the reign of Ahasuerus. My prayer is that you will be highly favoured by
the virtue of your faithfulness in Jesus’ name.
Prayer
Point: Father, I want to be faithful, please take away from me the spirit of
unfaithfulness in Jesus’ name.
Read: Luke 16:1-8 (KJV)
1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man,
which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his
goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I
hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no
longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What
shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to
beg I am ashamed. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am
put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. 5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and
said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? 6 And he
said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit
down quickly, and write fifty. 7 Then said he to another, And
how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said
unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. 8 And the lord
commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of
this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
Bible in one year: Exodus 4:1-6:13, Psalms 109:21-31
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