The Daily Fountain Devotional Sunday, December 11, 2022
The Daily Fountain Devotional Sunday, December 11, 2022
Sunday, December 11, 2022 (Third Sunday in Advent)
TOPIC: FAITHFULNESS: A KINGDOM REQUIREMENT
TEXT: Mark 10:28-31
28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. 31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
The Daily Fountain Devotional Sunday, December 11, 2022
INTRODUCTION TEXT
I listened carefully as my friend explained why he was relieving his personal driver of his job. "He is so unfaithful", he said. "He cheats even when you give him money to put petrol in the car." He went on to talk about other experiences he had with the driver. As humans, we expect faithfulness: In marriage people do not expect their spouses to cheat; employers expect their employees to be faithful; in general, individuals expect faithfulness from those around them. It is interesting to note that we expect this from others, even when we are not faithful ourselves. The weightier matter is that God expects faithfulness from us too.
As a matter of fact, faithfulness is not just an expectation of God from us; it is a "requirement" (v.2).
It is "required in stewards that one be found faithful." We are stewards of God's grace; we are stewards of God's mercy; we are stewards of God's gifts and talents. We must not administer them as if everything ends with us. Faithfulness is a requirement in kingdom service. Are you faithful in what God has committed into your hands? Whether it is human or material resources, God will require us to give account eventually to Him how we faired. He will not necessarily reward quantity of work; He will reward faithfulness in how you served. Remember it is not men that will judge you; He who judges is the Lord (v.4).
Prayer: O for a heart to be faithful, O Lord.