John Simmons shares his testimony of God's glory and power working in him to accomplish more than he could ever think or imagine. Stewardship becoming a generous giver is a response of all that God has done.
Fr. Brian
Do you known that the most misused tool in a toolbox is a screwdriver.
It is easy to understand why. This one is big so we might be tempted to use it as pry bar, hammer, scrapper, chopper.
This one is small and the temptation is to forget that it even exists and when we need a screwdriver this small we often try a million other ways to accomplish what this screwdriver was meant to do.
John has shared with us from his heart this morning about Stewardship and today is Christ the King Sunday, and you and I might be tempted to think why would we talk about Stewardship on Christ the King Sunday?
Very simple, I woke up yesterday morning with this illustration in my mind and actually got up to write it down.
The only way that we honor God as Christ the King, the only way we can live a life that is prepared for his second coming is to use the tools he has given us, the life he has given us in the way that the King of kings has designed and desired that they would be used and lived out.
We have the freedom to misuse our time, abilities, and our resources but in doing so they will not accomplish that for which God gave them to us to accomplish. They will not be the blessing they were designed to be. You can ask any mechanic or handyman, having the right tool for the job makes a big difference in the enjoyment, satisfaction, and quality of what gets accomplished
We also have the freedom to use what God has given to us in the way that He is according to his design and desire in a way that follows his wisdom and his will and when we do and when we are able to trust that other followers of Jesus are doing the same, it is like having all the right tools in the tool box. We begin to see God’s blessing our lives, our community, and our world around us.