“Isn’t it ironic that we enthusiastically proclaim a gospel that magnifies God’s generous and sacrificial gift of His Son for our behalf, but apparently don’t seem to have much enthusiasm for practicing that same kind of giving ourselves (even though transforming us into generous givers is one of the purposes of His gift to us)?
In biblical terms, the problem can be framed in terms of myopic and unfaithful stewardship. We fail to recognize that all we have is an expression of God’s entrustment to us that should be used in a manner consistent with His purposes and values.
If we fulfill our stewardship responsibilities faithfully, we see His work prosper and we experience the unique joy of being a generous and strategic investor whose investments bless others, now and throughout eternity. If we are derelict in this duty, then all that is squandered and a lose/lose situation results.”
Randy Roberts in “Transformational Generosity” Fall 2014 issue of Western Magazine (Quarterly Publication of Western Seminary) 2. Special thanks to my colleague at Western, Greg Moon, for forwarding this issue to me.
All of us will someday give account for our stewardship. For this reason, now is the time that each of us must ask how we will prepare for that day. Will we be found myopic and unfaithful stewards? Or will we exhibit gospel generosity while we can?
As I was only home from Asia a day and now I am off to Chicago for three days, today I want to honor my beloved wife, Jenni, for her support to model generosity to the best of our ability and her encouragement to exhort God’s people to obedient stewardship!