Luke 16.1-18

The crafty steward knows his time is limited and acts quickly to secure for himself a promising future. Like the crafty steward, we too should live in light of eternity. We should make investments today that will have eternal dividends, being both generous and faithful with the resources God has entrusted to us.

Martin Luther once wrote, “Therefore we must use all these things upon earth in no other way than as a guest who travels through the land and comes to a hotel where he must lodge overnight. He takes only food and lodging from the host, and he says not that the property of the host belongs to him. Just so should we also treat our temporal possessions, as if they were not ours, and enjoy only so much of them as we need to nourish the body and then help our neighbors with the balance. Thus the life of the Christian is only a lodging for the night, since we have here no continuing city, but must journey on to heaven, where the Father is.^⁠1”

Not only our stuff, but also our very lives are a stewardship from God. One day we will give an account for our stewardship…how did we spend our time? How did we invest our resources? How did we leverage our relationships? Are you living today in light of eternity? Are you making intentional investments in the kingdom? Are you living like you’re on a journey, or have you put down roots?

We can either serve our stuff, or we can use our stuff to serve God. The fool has bought into the lie that he who dies with the most toys wins. All that stuff will one day be in a junkyard. Only the investments made in eternal things…the kingdom…the lives of people…will last.

What are you investing in?

Until next time…stay salty.

This post is based on a sermon from our series in the book of Luke. Download the podcast at: Central Christian Church Main Service, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter: @ccclancaster

¹ Hughes, R. K. (1998). Luke: that you may know the truth (p. 151). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.