Love His Things: The Heart Of A Steward

"Fundamentally, stewardship is about exercising our God-given dominion over His creation, reflecting the image of our creator God in His care, responsibility, maintenance, protection, and beautification of His creation.”

- RC Sproul

- Genesis 1:26 - "...And let them have dominion ..." - Genesis 2:15 - "...work it and keep it.”

"The true steward is put in trust with his master's property, first, to protect it. Oh, with what earnestness ought we to guard the gospel of Christ! With what holy valour ought we to contend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saints! “Hold fast the form of sound words,” wrote Paul to Timothy; not only the words, but the particular form of them which the apostle had delivered; not merely sound doctrine, but the very words in which those doctrines had been made to take shape. The true steward is to defend his master's treasure with his very life. The Lord has put us in trust with the gospel, and all the people of God, in their measure, have also become trustees of those inestimably precious doctrines wherein will be found the glory of God and the salvation of the sons of men. So we are to defend our Master's property.” - Charles Spergeon

READ: 1 Corinthians 4:1-2

A steward is to do the will of the master and freely share what the master has given. 1 Corinthians 4:1 & 1 Peter 4:1-11

Stewards do not need a thank you to care for and manage God's things. 1 Corinthians 4:2 - Luke 17:1-10 - "..." Temptations to sin are sure to come,..."Increase our faith!" ...servant plowing or keeping sheep ... servant... 10 So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'”

A Steward is busy caring, growing, and managing the master's things. - Matthew 7:21

- Luke 19:11-27 - "...A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. 13 Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ... 15 When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business. 16 The first ...17 And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’ 18 And the second ... ‘And you are to be over five cities.’ 20 Then another came, saying, ‘Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief; 21 for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’ 22 He said to him, ‘I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow? 23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’ ...26 ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 27 But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.’”

• It’s the steward’s duty to do the will of the master, freely share what the master has given, and be found busy caring, growing, and managing the master's things.