God's Ownership
Living
the Christian life as we ought requires that we periodically ponder the
significance of the biblical statement: “You are not your own; you were
bought with a price” (1Cor.6:19-20). When we recognize that God not only
gives us “life and breath and everything else” (Ac.17:25), but he is actually
the Owner of our very lives, it changes the way we think and the way we live.
We are his by virtue of creation, but more than that, as Christians, we were
actually “purchased” or redeemed by Christ and therefore we are doubly his!
This should have a radical effect on the decisions we make and the lives we
lead. We cannot be autonomous or self-directed about the choices we face. It
really then should not be about what “we” want to do, or where “we” want to
live, or about what “we” want to accomplish. The questions rather, have to do
with where we choose to invest God’s man or woman – what we do with God’s body,
God’s life and God’s asset (Eph.1:14). All of these choices will not only
be made with great deference to the perceived desires of our Owner, but they
will then be carried out with a sense of stewardship. While Christians
sometimes see the use of their possessions as a stewardship, we must think more
profoundly about the entirety of our lives being an act of stewardship. So be
sure and consider how you direct God’s man or woman today. It is an amazing
responsibility and honor! And may it be that one day we hear, “Well done good
and faithful servant” (Mt.25:21).
--Pastor Mike
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