Deeper Reflection
God has entrusted to us various resources like time, abilities and money, as well as certain people (under our care and leadership) for whom we are responsible to varying extents. These may include our younger siblings, elderly parents, children, subordinates at our workplaces and followers in our church community. For Christians, our stewardship of life ought to matter a great deal to us because Jesus Christ is our Master and Lord in life.Stewardship means there is a trust relationship between the master and the steward. The master is the owner, not the steward. The master possesses rights, the steward responsibilities. Thus, the steward is to carry out his duties in accordance with the master’s instructions and in furtherance of the master’s interests. The steward cannot do as he wishes or deems fit without reference to the master. The steward must act in ways consistent with the master’s character and values; she must not act in ways that bring the master’s name into disrepute.Micah 6:8 tells us that God has certain basic requirements for His people to “to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God”. Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 tell us that everyone has a duty to “fear God and keep His commandments”, and that God will judge every deed we have done, including every secret thing. 2 Corinthians 5:9-10 tell us that God’s people are to “make it our aim to please Him”, because we will one day appear before the judgment seat of Christ to account for everything that we have done in our lifetime and receive our dues.