Ephesians 5:15-17
Psalm 118:24
THE OUTWARD LIFE OF A STEWARDSpending Your Time This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it Psalm 118:24 tells us, This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it (NASB). This is a noble sentiment, but being able to live fully in the present […]
Philippians 1:27
Philippians 2:3
Daniel 5:23
THE OUTWARD LIFE OF A STEWARDChoosing a Lifestyle You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone…. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways. In a sobering story, Daniel is summoned by King Belshazzar to read the words that […]
Ecclesiastes 5:10
THE OUTWARD LIFE OF A STEWARDChoosing a Lifestyle He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. Ecclesiastes 5:10 states, He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income (NASB). If you drink from the materialistic fountain […]
Proverbs 27:18
Proverbs 21:17
THE OUTWARD LIFE OF A STEWARDChoosing a Lifestyle He who loves pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich. Proverbs 21:17 says, He who loves pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich (NASB). Solomon offers a telling observation […]
Ecclesiastes 10:19
THE INWARD LIFE OF A STEWARD Viewing and Handling Possessions [The fool believes] money is the answer to everything. Ecclesiastes 10:19 says, [The fool believes] money is the answer to everything (NASB). There are two powerful lessons we can learn from this verse. One, some people believe that more money is the answer to everything. […]
Giving Generously or Living Generously
We can be generous in how we give without being generous in how we live. Conversely, a person who lives generously always gives generously. In other words, we may be willing to be extremely generous in giving what we want to give when and where we want to give it. But with what we don’t want to give, we can find ourselves being selfish and tight-fisted.