The Stewardship of Life

1. The diversity of gifts.

Ro 12:6-8;

I Cor 12:4,12-27;

God has given to each one of us gifts and callings that are without repentance on His part. We are the ones who really determine the effectiveness, usefulness and worth of those gifts. Mt 25:14,15;

2. Stewards not owners.

We really do not own anything. Not one thing is rightfully ours to say "It's all mine!". Slaves are servants and servants are the property of their master along with everything they have. Lk 19:13; Ro 14:8;

3. Faithfulness is a requirement.

The Bible says that without faith it is impossible to please God.

I Cor 4:2;

4. Our lives were/are costly.

Jesus paid for our lives with His almost 2000 years ago and the blood He shed then is still as precious and costly now as it was then. We are purchased with the most costly thing in the universe, the blood of the Son of God. I Cor 6:20;

5. Guard the entrusted gifts.

This takes an alertness to the schemes of the enemy and a knowledge of the tactics he uses to try to distract us from allowing God to use us. I Ti 6:20;

6. Being a minister.

We are all ministers. Every man, every woman, every child that knows Jesus Christ as Lord cannot escape that fact. Men and women in their maturity are naturally able to be more effective than a young child but even children who have experienced the salvation of the Lord are able ministers of the gospel of Christ. I Pet 4:10;

There is an accountability that we will face someday in eternity that should be a motivating factor that causes us to strive for the rewards of the righteous, running that race that is set before us; striving for that high calling of God. We are responsible for our own lives and how we are used by God.

Matt 18:23;

Pr 9:12;