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Entrusted, by Warren Baldwin
The economy has a lot of people upset, and for good reason. Major
corporations threatened with collapse, jobs continuing to be outsourced
(being sent overseas), the massive bailout of the mega-banks, the stock
market going down, and now the hint that the U.S. economy is possibly
being merged with the European Union.
What in the world is going on? People are worried about their jobs and
money. Some retired people I know are returning to work. The nest egg
they set aside not only isn't growing, it is losing ground fast. At
least some of the institutions we have entrusted with our money, our
retirement, are letting us down.
Being entrusted with someone else's hope and prosperity is a major
responsibility. It is also scary. I'm not just speaking here of the
financial institutions. No, that was just an illustration. I'm speaking
now about the great hope that God has entrusted within us.
Many years ago, the apostle Paul reminded Timothy of the sincere faith
that lives in him (2 Timothy 1:5). He then told Timothy:
[F]an into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the
laying on of my hands." (2 Timothy 1:6).
He then encourages Timothy to testify about our Lord, and to suffer for
the gospel. He also says:
[God] has saved us and called us to a holy life -- not because of
anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace.
This grace was given us in Christ Jesus ... (2 Timothy 1:9).
Paul even further told Timothy:
Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you -- guard it with
the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us (2 Timothy 1:14 TNIV).
We deposit money in a financial institution and we expect it to produce
more money. We trust the institution itself, the federal government,
the federal insurance programs, the Securities Exchange Commission, and
the Federal Reserve. We entrust them not only with our money, but with
our hope and faith.
Paul says the same thing about God's relationship with us. God entrusts
something to us that is far more valuable than the money we sock away
for retirement. God entrusts us with faith, with the gospel, and with
holiness. And he wants to see some interest earned on the deposit he
makes in our lives.
What in the world is going on?
I think that means God wants to see our faith seriously impact our
lives. Faith is not a seasonal activity, like football, nor a timed
activity, like a test. When the last horn sounds in football it is over
for a season; when the buzzer sounds in school we know the test is
over. But when the closing prayer is said at church, that doesn't mean
faith is over until the next service. It means it is time for faith to
start earning interest. Will that faith make a difference in how we
treat one another? In how we treat our families? In how we speak? In
how we earn our money? In the entertainment we choose? When the
football season is over, we put the pads in the closet for 8 months.
There is never a time for us to closet our faith.
In addition, I believe that guarding the deposit God has entrusted to
us means that we share the gospel. We are fortunate recipients of God's
grace and mercy through Jesus Christ. We bear interest with that gospel
by sharing it with others and even suffering for it. Our salvation is
not something to be selfishly hoarded, but is to be boldly proclaimed.
As Paul told Timothy, "For God has not given us a spirit of timidity,
but of power and love and discipline" (2 Timothy 1:7 NASB).
Finally, God has entrusted us with holiness. Holiness means we exhibit
the qualities of God himself. It means we walked as Jesus walked. To be
holy is to be like God. Are we earning interest on this deposit? Do our
lives exhibit moral purity, honesty, financial responsibility, kindness
and a sharing spirit? Are we moved by the needs of others to reach out
and help?
Ultimately, God does not want us to fritter away or mismanage what he
has entrusted to us, unlike some of the institutions that have
frittered away or mismanaged the money we entrusted to them. He wants
us to earn interest on it. Today, as you go about your work and life,
give some conscious thought of how you can be true to the faith, gospel
and holiness God has entrusted with you, with God's power for today.
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A Parable of Jesus:
"Again, it [the Kingdom of Heaven] will be like a man going on a
journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To
one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one
bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The
man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money
to work and gained five bags more. So also, the one with two bags of
gold gained two more. But the man who had received one bag went off,
dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.
"After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled
accounts with them. The man who had received five bags of gold brought
the other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five bags of
gold. See, I have gained five more.'
"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have
been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many
things. Come and share your master's happiness!'
"The man with two bags of gold also came. 'Master,' he said, 'you
entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.'
"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have
been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many
things. Come and share your master's happiness!'
"Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. 'Master,' he said,
'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and
gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went
out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.'
"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I
harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered
seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the
bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with
interest.
"'Take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten
bags. For those who have will be given more, and they will have an
abundance. As for those who do not have, even what they have will be
taken from them. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the
darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'" (Matthew
25:14-30 TNIV).
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(c) 2009 Warren Baldwin.
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* Living Below Your Means
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MORNING:
"These have no root."
-- Luke 8:13
My soul, examine thyself this morning by the light of this text. Thou
hast received the word with joy; thy feelings have been stirred and a
lively impression has been made; but, remember, that to receive the
word in the ear is one thing, and to receive Jesus into thy very soul
is quite another; superficial feeling is often joined to inward
hardness of heart, and a lively impression of the word is not always a
lasting one. In the parable, the seed in one case fell upon ground
having a rocky bottom, covered over with a thin layer of earth; when
the seed began to take root, its downward growth was hindered by the
hard stone and therefore it spent its strength in pushing its green
shoot aloft as high as it could, but having no inward moisture derived
from root nourishment, it withered away. Is this my case? Have I been
making a fair show in the flesh without having a corresponding inner
life? Good growth takes place upwards and downwards at the same time.
Am I rooted in sincere fidelity and love to Jesus? If my heart remains
unsoftened and unfertilized by grace, the good seed may germinate for a
season, but it must ultimately wither, for it cannot flourish on a
rocky, unbroken, unsanctified heart. Let me dread a godliness as rapid
in growth and as wanting in endurance as Jonah's gourd; let me count
the cost of being a follower of Jesus, above all let me feel the energy
of his Holy Spirit, and then I shall possess an abiding and enduring
seed in my soul. If my mind remains as obdurate as it was by nature,
the sun of trial will scorch, and my hard heart will help to cast the
heat the more terribly upon the ill-covered seed, and my religion will
soon die, and my despair will be terrible; therefore, O heavenly Sower,
plough me first, and then cast the truth into me, and let me yield thee
a bounteous harvest.
EVENING:
"I have prayed for thee."
-- Luke 22:32
How encouraging is the thought of the Redeemer's never- ceasing
intercession for us. When we pray, he pleads for us; and when we are
not praying, he is advocating our cause, and by his supplications
shielding us from unseen dangers. Notice the word of comfort addressed
to Peter-"Simon, Simon, Satan hath desired to have you that he may sift
you as wheat; but"-what? "But go and pray for yourself." That would be
good advice, but it is not so written. Neither does he say, "But I will
keep you watchful, and so you shall be preserved." That were a great
blessing. No, it is, "But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail
not." We little know what we owe to our Saviour's prayers. When we
reach the hill-tops of heaven, and look back upon all the way whereby
the Lord our God hath led us, how we shall praise him who, before the
eternal throne, undid the mischief which Satan was doing upon earth.
How shall we thank him because he never held his peace, but day and
night pointed to the wounds upon his hands, and carried our names upon
his breastplate! Even before Satan had begun to tempt, Jesus had
forestalled him and entered a plea in heaven. Mercy outruns malice.
Mark, he does not say, "Satan hath desired to have you." He checks
Satan even in his very desire, and nips it in the bud. He does not say,
"But I have desired to pray for you." No, but "I have prayed for you: I
have done it already; I have gone to court and entered a counterplea
even before an accusation is made." O Jesus, what a comfort it is that
thou hast pleaded our cause against our unseen enemies; countermined
their mines, and unmasked their ambushes. Here is a matter for joy,
gratitude, hope, and confidence.
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WHAT MY OBEDIENCE TO GOD COSTS OTHER PEOPLE
They laid hold upon one Simon ... and on him they laid
the cross.
Luke 23:2
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=lu+23:2&sr=1
If we obey God it is going to cost other people more than it costs
us, and that is where the sting comes in. If we are in love with our
Lord, obedience does not cost us anything, it is a delight, but it
costs those who do not love Him a good deal. If we obey God it will
mean that other people's plans are upset, and they will gibe us with
it - "You call this Christianity?" We can prevent the suffering; but
if we are going to obey God, we must not prevent it, we must let the
cost be paid.
Our human pride entrenches itself on this point, and we say - I will
never accept anything from anyone. We shall have to, or disobey God.
We have no right to expect to be in any other relation than our Lord
Himself was in (see Luke 8:2-3).
Stagnation in spiritual life comes when we say we will bear the whole
thing ourselves. We cannot. We are so involved in the universal
purposes of God that immediately we obey God, others are affected.
Are we going to remain loyal in our obedience to God and go through
the humiliation of refusing to be independent, or are we going to
take the other line and say - I will not cost other people suffering?
We can disobey God if we choose, and it will bring immediate relief
to the situation, but we shall be a grief to our Lord. Whereas if we
obey God, He will look after those who have been pressed into the
consequences of our obedience. We have simply to obey and to leave
all consequences with Him.
Beware of the inclination to dictate to God as to what you will allow
to happen if you obey Him.
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CHRIST, THE ALL-SUFFICIENT SACRIFICE
Romans 2:12-24
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Dear Father, holy God,
Write the requirements of your will upon my heart. May I live in
such a way that my conscience will bear witness that I have striven
to live for you, on that day when you judge the secrets of men's
heart by Christ Jesus.
Help me to be sincere and to have integrity. If I teach others,
let me first teach myself. If I teach against stealing, don't let
me take what is not mine.
If I teach against adultery, don't let me lust. If I teach
abhorrence of idols, keep me from covetousness, which is idolatry.
May I never cause your name to be blasphemed because someone looks
at me and sees that my life belies my commitment to you.
In the name of Jesus, the all-sufficient sacrifice for sin and my
holy intercessor, I pray. Amen.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
The Blessings of Worship
The wise men came to the house where the baby was. They saw
the baby with his mother Mary. The wise men bowed down and
worshiped the baby. The wise men opened the gifts they
brought for the baby. They gave the baby treasures of gold,
frankincense, and myrrh. But God warned the wise men in a
dream. God warned them not to go back to Herod. So the wise
men went home to their own country a different way.
-- Matthew 2:11-12 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
While Herod tried using his knowledge of Jesus' birth to kill him, the
Magi used this knowledge to find him and worship him. Their worship
involved giving of themselves, their time, their treasure, and their
honor. Like them, when we truly come to Jesus to worship him, we must
be willing to offer our time, our treasure, our honor, and ourselves;
then God reveals his will to us and uses us to bless the work of
Christ.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Loving God, Father of my Lord Jesus Christ, I love you and thank you
for sending Jesus, my Savior and the Creator and Sustainer of the
universe. Please receive my heartfelt worship and praise for his
worthiness and glory, and use me to advance his cause in the world. In
Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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