READ: 1 CORINTHIANS
6:16-20
Your life
is a sacred trust bestowed on you by God. Your intellect, assets, money, gifts,
talents and opportunities emanate from God-the giver of all good things. Ensure
what you are endowed with are not abused and wasted; they constitute a loan,
which you must retire at the end of your life. If God were to withdraw all His
benefits and gifts from you, you would be empty. Malachi 3:6 tells us: “For I
am the LORD, I do not change; therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.”
The position of God does not change. You must recognise His help and support.
If He was able to you yesterday, He is able to help you today and He will be
available to help you tomorrow. As you continue t recognise His help, you must
never lose sight of the fact that everything that is good in you is borrowed.
Whatever is borrowed should be treated with special care. Many of the things
that you have are borrowed, including your talents. One day, the One who gave
you the talents will make you account for them (Matthew 25:14-29). Our children
are borrowed, too. Psalm 127:3 says: “Behold, children are a heritage from the
LORD, the fruit of the womb is His reward.” Many of us do not care
whether we follow the way of the Lord or not. The One who gave us the children
will ask us to account for them, one day. What about your money? In Haggai 2:8,
the Bible says: “The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, says the LORD of hosts.”
whatever money you have is a loan from the One who owns silver and gold. One
day, He will ask you to account for how you spent the money. In 1 Corinthians
6:19-20, the Bible states that God owns your body. Some of us use our bodies as
if we do not know that they were borrowed. The owner of the body will query you
when the time comes. Your body belongs to the Holy Spirit, so you cannot commit
adultery and fornication with it and get away free. Your body must be used
correctly. In Ecclesiastes 12:7, the Bible teaches that your spirit belongs to
God. You cannot do whatever you like with your spirit. Your soul belongs to the
Almighty God and, one day, you shall surely give an account for it. You do not
have the liberty to spend your life and make use of your resources the way you
like. Remember, the day of reckoning is at hand. Prepare to meet your Lord.
MEMORIZE:
HEBREWS 13:8 –Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
