Title: The wise steward/Luke 16:1-13
A steward is a custodian in charge of the owner's property. Stewardship is above all
There must be wisdom All of our saints have been entrusted with
They are stewards who live and manage. What God has entrusted to you is time, material things, health, life,
occupations, natural ecosystems, etc. The steward is only entrusted with the master's
You must be wise to manage it and use it according to the owner's will. appeared in the text
Let's examine the wisdom of the steward and share the grace.
1. A steward is a person who understands his or her duties well (verse 4).
Rumors of a waste of his master's possessions were heard by the master, and the steward no longer
What a steward can do when faced with the impoverishment of not being a steward
What is it? Even if he loses his position, it is his job to find a way to live.
I figured out what to do with the current situation. Its method is through its debtors to its master.
It was to secure a way to live. This in itself is indeed a great sin. but the owner
Praise him for doing the job. I didn't praise him for that, but that person
He was praising his wisdom for the way he handled the work he was doing to preserve himself.
A steward is someone who finds a way to live by understanding what he or she can do right now.
2. A steward is one who uses his wealth well (verse 9).
God gives us wealth. More or less, when giving riches, above all else
We should use it wisely. And it should be put to good use. because ,
Because wealth itself is neither evil nor good.
However, depending on who uses it, it is like the difference between heaven and hell.
We should strive for good deeds through our wealth
do. Some work for wealth, some die for wealth.
In this way, wealth can kill or save a person. Saints through wealth
A person who is greatly used by God.
3. A steward is one who is faithful as much as the least is great (verses 10-11).
God first gives us little things, and if we do well, He gives us big things.
Don't give a big deal from the beginning. You should be good at this time. You have to be good at small things
He entrusts the next big mission and gives blessings. People are big from the beginning,
I like many things, but God gives big and many things to those who are loyal to small things.
Allow me.. So the wise saints do better in small positions and when giving gifts.
bear with it, and be loyal Foolish saints complaining that they gave small things,
doesn't work properly God gives a better job to this kind of person
and does not grant material blessings. Be loyal to the little things. it's easy,
Anyone can do it.
4. A steward is one who serves only one master (verse 13).
The law of loyalty also works in the world. When work is difficult at work, together
A person who does not intend to get through it and runs away in search of his own way will never be
People don't make them successful. The person who stayed with me until the end
As blood is thicker than water, trust is gained, and one day it will surely bear its fruit.
is to be obtained Apple fruit must be attached to an apple tree branch to bear fruit.
You can pick apples just because you like a pear tree and stick to it.
no. The same is true of our saints. We have only one God
You must serve as the master of your life. How can a steward of one family serve two masters?
will there be For the saints, it is the material that they want to act as another master.
That is, if the saints want to serve both God and money as masters, he
You will not be saved by anyone. Saints serve material things as masters
does not They only serve God as their master, and they manage the material God has entrusted to them.
just to live God praises and blesses us when we serve one God,
I entrust you with other big things.