A Stewardship Story

Good Morning,       

A Stewardship Story: A man married the woman he loved more than life itself.  He was a very busy, hard-working man and she was a very beautiful but selfish and lazy woman.  He gave her a beautiful home and provided all her needs.  

As they were settling in she asked, "Who is going to clean this house?  I am not good at cleaning and I really don't like to do it."  He replied, “I will pay someone to clean for us."

When it came time for a meal, the husband came home and there was nothing in the house to eat. When asked about the dinner, the wife said, "Oh, I do not like to go to grocery stores; they make me nervous.  As for cooking, well, I am afraid of burning my hands so I cannot cook."  The husband decided that he would hire a cook.

After about a week, no clean clothes were to be found.  The husband started taking all their laundry out to be done.

Each night, when the husband came home from working all day to provide for his wife, he came home to an empty house.  The wife was out with her friends doing things that she enjoyed.

She came home, long after he had gone to bed, and she lay sound asleep when he left for work in the morning.

The only time she talked to him was when she need something. She would either leave a note or shoot a quick text to make her request known.

She would always say she loved her husband, especially on days he had given her exactly what she wanted.

How many of you think that her husband felt loved by his wife?

      a.    She took

b.    She gave back nothing.

            c.    She liked being married to someone who would give

her all she desired.

            d.    As long as she was not pressured to give back, she

was happy.

Moral of the Story:

a.    The man is Christ.

b.    The Bride is the believer.

c.    What am I giving to Christ that makes Him feel loved by me?

d.    Am I only wanting Him to be a part of my live for what I can get out of the relationship?

e.    Does my relationship with Jesus resemble the relationship with this husband and wife in any way?


What is Stewardship?

Biblical stewardship is living in such a way that everything we do, everything we buy, and everything we say brings honor and glory to God.

I Corinthians 10:31 "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."     

Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men."

Pastor