OWNERSHIP VS STEWARDSHIP

Ever gone to the movies with your kids, paid their way in, bought them a drink and some popcorn only to have them slap your hand away as you reach for some of the very popcorn that you had bought?And you hear those words, "Its mine".

I was sharing in church today in the first of our MYOB series how we need to view our stuff.

1 Chron 29:14

[14] "But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.

This verse comes after one incredible capital campaign by King David to raise finance for the house of God to be built. 17 Billion or around about in today's currency not a bad effort. But what makes this even more remarkable is the attitude of the people. There was literally a feeding frenzy of generosity and the heart of it is found in the verse above.

Everyone realized that we don't own what we have we are simply a steward of what God has given us.

A steward is someone that manages other peoples stuff with the goal of the owner in mind.

There is something powerful when a person realizes the following:

· Everything belongs to God
· Everything comes from God
· Everything is dispersed from God

Its not ours we are only giving back to God what was His anyway!