Whose "Stuff" Is It Anyway?

‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Psalms‬ ‭24:1‬ [1] The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.

Today, let us stop and take inventory of all that we have. How much of what we have is truly ours? The short answer? None of it! That's right, I said, "None of it!" Everything we have, we have because God has provided it. He was the One who gave us our talents and abilities. He is the One who gives us the health and strength to get up every single day, and enables us to go to work. There is not one single thing that we gained or obtained that we did of our own strength. Therefore, whatever we have, we have on borrowed time. Don't believe me? Try taking any of it with you when you die. What does that say about everything we have? It says that we are called to be good stewards of all God allows us to gain. It says that one day we will stand before the Lord to give account for how we used what He allowed us to have. Did we use it to bless others? Did we use it for the furtherance of His Kingdom, or did we hoard it and refuse to help and bless others? It's sad to say, but far too often we who are called God's children quickly recoil in disgust when the subject of giving is brought up. Yet, Jesus gives us eternal life. He gave His own life and spilled His own Blood for us, and in response we become angry and argue when the subject of giving is brought up in personal conversations or when we hear sermons on the matter. We hold on so tightly to the things of this world, when we have a God who gives us so much so freely. I remind all of us, again, that one day soon we will all give account for what we did with God's "stuff", because in reality none of this "stuff" is really ours; you know, the "stuff" that can disappear and be taken from us in the blink of an eye. The stuff that will be left behind on the day we die or the day that we are taken up out of here to be with Jesus. Yeah, that "stuff".

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Romans 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive His free gift of salvation today (Romans 10:13).