Owner of All by David Jeremiah

Thursday, January 11 Owner of All    For all things come from You, and of Your own we have given You. 1 Chronicles 29:14    My is a possessive pronoun, a word we use when we want to express ownership (“that’s mine”) or status (“it’s my turn”). It’s not a bad word, but the frequency of its use suggests we use it carelessly.

Recommended Reading: 1 Corinthians 4:2

The truth is, nothing is “mine.” “Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it” (Deuteronomy 10:14). Everything we have has come from God, given to us to use for Him. We are stewards of His creation. And one thing is required of stewards: faithfulness. What does that mean? It means that, as stewards of God, we receive from Him different degrees of provision at different times. If we receive less, it is not because God is running short of funds. It is because His plans and purposes for our work for Him have changed. In times of plenty or times of want, faithfulness is our calling (Philippians 4:10-13). Are you content today as God’s steward—content with what He has entrusted to you? He owns everything and has all you will ever need. There is no better antidote against coveting that which is another’s than being content with that which is our own.  Thomas Watson