DECEMBER 15, 2014
Story
Stewards
Read: Deuteronomy 4:1-9
Take heed . . . lest you forget the things your eyes have seen .
. . . And teach them to your children and your grandchildren. —Deuteronomy 4:9
Many people take great care to make sure their resources are
used well after they die. They set up trusts, write wills, and establish
foundations to guarantee that their assets will continue to be used for a good
purpose after their life on earth is done. We call this good stewardship.
Equally important, however, is being good stewards of our life
story. God commanded the Israelites not only to teach their children His laws
but also to make sure they knew their family history. It was the responsibility
of parents and grandparents to make sure their children knew the stories of how
God had worked in their behalf (Deut. 4:1-14).
God has given each of us a unique story. His plan for our lives
is individualized. Do others know what you believe and why? Do they know the
story of how you came to faith and how God has worked in your life to
strengthen your faith? Do they know how God has shown Himself faithful and has
helped you through doubts and disappointments?
The faithfulness of God is a story that we have the privilege to
pass on. Record it in some way and share it. Be a good steward of the story
that God is telling through you.
How great, O God, Your acts of love!
Your saving deeds would now proclaim
That generations yet to come
May set their hope in Your great name. —D.
DeHaan
A life lived for God leaves a lasting legacy.
Insight
In today’s passage, Moses reminded the people of Israel
that—unlike the nations around them—they were the only ones privileged to have
intimate fellowship with God (v.7) and the only nation given God’s law (v.8).
If they faithfully obeyed His law, God would make them a great and wise people
(vv.6,8-9).
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012