…and the lord said who then is that faithful
and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give
them their portion of meat in due season. Luke 12:42
…most men will
proclaim every one of his own goodness but a faithful man who can find?
Proverbs 20:6
More often than
not, when God blesses believers, we tend to turn our backs on him completely
and focus on the blessing. This has being the trend for most rich Christian
folks overtime. They of course make appearances now and then in Church but the
vibe and commitment for which they began the race with begins to die slowly,
they become excessively busy with working out the blessing and they slowly fail
out in acknowledging the one who blesses.
There are quite
a lot of believers out there who are attached to God for the benefits and that
accounts for the continuous growth of this trend. Personally I feel this probably moves God to
be rather selective on whom he chooses to bless so he doesn’t end up losing
them. That notwithstanding, the blessings of God are available to all who are
willing to make sacrifices. Its starts off little by little you know…how
faithful are we over the little things he blesses us with? Do our tithes come
first before our attendant needs and insatiable wants? Luke 16:10…he that is faithful in that which is least is faithful in
much and he that is unjust in the least is also unjust in much. I’m guessing this should strike us
to make tithing a need.
It’s so phony
when the devil creeps in and tells us…”heyy!
remember the gifts and calling of God are without repentance(Romans 11:29) so if
he has chosen to bless you and you don’t acknowledge him or reference him with
your tithes, it’s no big deal you know, he wouldn’t take it back”...of
course he wouldn’t take it back, but guess what? He transfers it to someone
else who indeed is faithful. Remember the parable of a master and his servants
and how he took the one talent that he prior gave the last servant, and added
it to the ten he gave the faithful servant?. He didn’t take it back to himself,
did he? But he passed it on. Matthew
25:28.This in essence means we can get relieved of God’s blessings if we
don’t manage it properly. A lot of
believers are guilty of this not because they planned it or ever conceived the
thought. They just got caught up along the way. The sure way to get through
this is to walk consciously in the awareness of the need to be faithful, put
the giver of the blessings first, then grace comes and picks you up,
sweeps you off your feet and makes the journey swift and smooth. Just like
faith is a conscious steps and decision to walk with God, so also note that the
decision is yours to make first to be faithful before you are engraced.
Remember Daniel first purposed in his heart right before he appeared before the
King’s table (Daniel 1:8) and upon his appearance, grace clothed his
determination and made him overcome.
The bottom line
is this, be determined in your heart to be faithful to the giver of the
blessings, work diligently towards being faithful and committed to him, both
accounts for taking a bold step and then, out of the blue, Grace comes by and
sweeps you off your feet. Ultimately, you become an over-comer and it becomes
your lifestyle. Remember the decision is yours to make first. I rather I am
broke and still acknowledge the one who blesses than be rich and forget all
about the one who blesses. I have made my choice. I choose the ONE who blesses.
What or who is your choice?
BIBLE REFERENCES
·
Matthew 25 The
Parable of The Talents
·
Luke 19; 11-26… the Parable of The Ten Minas
