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August 3, 2007
Responsiblity, Part 1
Ben Cole has a great post today on SBCOutpost.com. What struck me was his observation that as a result of listening to NPR, he was exposed to people and things within our culture that otherwise he would have never know about.
This reflection led him to wonder why he travels around the world at the drop of a hat yet intentionally passes over "the projects" in his own home town.
Stewardship carries with it a sense of responsibility. A sense that God has given us the time, talents, and money we have for a reason. And he expects us to find a way to use or "spend" those resources in such a way that it impacts the lives of others--especially the marginal members of society.
But this is not a responsibility that comes from a sense of fear. Fear that God will punish us if we don't do anything with what he has entrusted to us. This responsibility, rather, comes from a sense of gratitude in light of the sacrifice that Jesus made for us on the cross.
That means before we can bring value to the concept of stewardship, we must first look for individuals to experience the response of gratitude in light of the sacrifice represented by the Cross.
Posted by bstroup at August 3, 2007 9:35 AM
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