Stewardship 109

I wonder what your most valuable possession is?  Many might say their home, while others might say their businesses.  Many years ago Bob Buford said at a Seminar, “It seems insane to me that a person would be willing to trade what he has a shortage of – time – in order to gain more of what he already has a surplus of – wealth.”  Read this a couple of times until it sinks in.

Our most valuable asset is time.  Many times I hear people say, “How do you spend your time?” Time is something that we spend.  We all spend our time on something and once its spent, it’s gone.

Luke 12:18-20 is where the farmer says he will tear down his barns and build larger ones when he has a bumper crop.  God says to him, “You fool? This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?” Luke 12:21 says, “So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” This man did not die rich – he died broke!

How are you handling your time account?  We should handle our time account with greater care than we do our investment accounts. Often it is easier for Christians to give money than it is to give time. It is not in how much of our stuff we give; it is in how much of ourselves we give that allows us to fully experience the joy and blessing of giving.

What is your most valuable asset?  The answer is “time.”  How are you using your most valuable asset to do something that will last for eternity? 

Author: Tommy Herndon