BE A GOOD STEWARD - text Dr. George W. Truett was entertained on one occasion in the home of a wealthy oil man in Texas. After the dinner, the man took him up the roof of his house and indicated huge fields of oil derricks, and said; “Dr. Truett, that’s all mine. I came to this country twenty-five years ago penniless, and now I own everything as far as you can see in that direction.” Then he turned to the opposite direction and indicated waving fields of grain and said again, “it’s all mine, I own everything, as far as you can see in that direction is mine”. One final time he turned toward the west and pointed to a great virgin forest, and said again, “It’s all mine.” “Twenty-five years ago I was penniless, but I worked hard and saved, and today I own everything as far as you can see in this direction, that direction, that direction and this direction.” He paused for the expected praise, but to his astonishment, it didn’t come. Dr. Truett laid hand lovingly on his shoulder, pointed upward and said; “my friend, how much do you own in that direction?” The man dropped his head in shame and said “I never thought of that.” In this parable, the religious leaders not only frustrated their nation’s purpose, but also killed those who were trying to fulfill it. By telling this story, Jesus exposed the religious leaders’ plot to kill Him and warned that their sins would be punished. It is interesting to note that the vineyard was the making of God, just like our lives belong to God. God nourished this vineyard with the expectation of fruits but the husbandmen denied Him the profits of His Labor. All that we become or have in life do not belong to us. We are just mere caretakers. It is therefore important that we ensure proper accountability of the resources at our disposal to the glory and furtherance of God’s kingdom. To do otherwise is to live in delusion and depravity.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 06:30:21 +0000
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