God’s stewards
James 1:17 says that every good and perfect gift comes from God.
Apostle Paul in Acts 17:28 says “In Him we live, and move and have our being” .
God gave us life and He is the source of all wisdom and abilities (Deut8:18– But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.)
Without the blessing of God upon our lives, we would not have the ability to prosper . Heb 6:13,14-When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”
Abraham became rich because of the blessing of God in His life .We need to realize that the money we receive does not belong to us , but to God and we are His stewards. Neither is the blessing of God dependent on your performance or according to what you deserve. (Gen 13:8-11)
When the herdsmen of Abraham and Lot fought, they decided to split.Lot chose the better fertile land . But look what God says thereafter in vs 14 to 17 :14 The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him,
- 14“Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west.
- 15 All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring[a] forever.
- 16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.
- 17 Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.”
Abraham was blessed with more than 300 strong servants( Gen 14:14), who would help save and retrieve Lot , his family, the people and spoils of Sodom , who were taken captives by foreign kings .
Gen 14:21 says that the king of Sodom offered goods to Abraham, but Abraham refused (vs22-24). He realized that no matter what the situation, God was his eternal source of blessings
Gen 15:1 : After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision:
“Do not be afraid, Abram.
I am your shield,
your very great reward”
1Corinth 3:7-So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
Sol.Dr.Deepthi