By: Stewardship Team
As the Creator, God owns everything (Gen 1:1). The things we possess are not ours. We do not even own ourselves
(1 Cor. 6:19-20). Our role is to serve as God’s faithful stewards, managing what belongs to Him (Luke 16:1-13; 1 Cor 4:1-2). As His co-workers in administering all aspects of life (1 Cor. 3:9), we are accountable to Him. Whether we are entrusted with much or little, our key responsibility as His stewards remains the same: faithfulness (Matt 25:14-30).
Let’s be honest. When the topic of stewardship comes up, most people think of only one area: money and tithing. But from a biblical viewpoint, stewardship includes our time and talent as well as our treasure, faithfully using whatever God gives us (opportunities, interests, skills, employment, family, talents, spiritual gifts, money, etc.) to the praise of His glory.
Stewardship requires a basic commitment on our part: consecrating one’s self and possessions to God’s service as an act of obedience and dependence on Him. The issue is whether we are administrating our affairs and possessions as though they are ours or as though they are God's. We have a choice. We can act justly as did Joseph who became Potiphar's steward (Gen. 39:4-6), or unjustly as in Christ's parable of the steward who squandered his master's possessions
(Luke 16:1-13). The pattern of our lives is shaped by the decisions we make. We will either seek to rule our own lives (the tragedy of the first Adam), or submit to the rule of God (the triumph of the second Adam).
Questions for reflection: Am I the lord of my life, or is Christ the Lord of my life? Does my life manifest an obedient witness to His sovereignty?
Hebron Operating Fund Financial Report – July 2022
Year-to-Date Revenues $ 523,877
Year-to-Date Expenses (553,753)
Surplus (Deficit) $ (29,876)
