Suppose you borrow a pencil from a friend, you grind it down in a pencil sharpener to nothing but a handful of shavings, and then give it back to your friend, saying, “Thanks for the loan of the pencil. Here it is.”
His reaction might well be, “You’ve got to be kidding!” If he finds you are serious, he might question your sanity. If he believes you are sane, he has every right to be disappointed at your ingratitude.
But look, how have we treated God? How have we used his good gifts? We have polluted air, dirtied water, strip-mined land, and abused most things. And what about God’s gifts of human potential—the spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and physical gifts each of us has received? This fall, I invite you to go up into the side of the mountain and meditatively examine life as you and I are now living it. What will we offer back to God; how will we use his gifts?
Solutions
Stewardship solved the problems of the early church and it can solve ours. Holy Scripture makes it clear that God gives back to us what we give to him. God is not a taker in any area; He is a giver in all areas. Jesus said: “Give and it shall be given to you. For with the same measure you measure, itshall be measured to you.” (Lk 6:38)
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