A pillar of stewardship
Stewardship of Faith and Spiritual Growth
Stewardship also applies to spiritual growth. Faith itself must be cultivated.
Just as He Had Done Before: Daniel 1 and 6 on Resolve and the Daily Habit That Holds
Daniel made one quiet decision as a teenager in Babylon and kept it for about seventy years. Here is what Daniel 1 and 6 teach about resolve, daily rhythms, and the habit that is already in place before the crisis comes.
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Before I Formed You: Psalm 139 and Jeremiah 1 on Stewarding a Life You Did Not Write
Long before your first breath, God knit you together and wrote your days in His book, and Jeremiah heard that he had been appointed before he was born. Here is what Psalm 139 and Jeremiah 1 teach about stewarding a life you did not write, and why "I am too young" is not an answer God accepts.
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A Mere Handbreadth: Psalm 39 and the Prayer to Know How Fleeting Life Is
David held his tongue until his heart caught fire, and then he prayed a prayer most of us avoid: Lord, show me my life's end. Here is what Psalm 39 teaches about a handbreadth life, the wealth we heap up for someone else, and the only hope that lasts.
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You Are Not Your Own: Psalm 24 and 1 Corinthians 6 on Whose Life It Really Is
Before you can steward your time, your money or your gifts, you have to settle one question: whose life is it? Psalm 24 and 1 Corinthians 6 answer it plainly. The earth is the Lord's, you are not your own, and you were bought at a price. Start here.
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Don't Ask for Just a Few: 2 Kings 4 and the Widow's Oil on Debt, Help and Provision
A widow with a creditor at the door and one small jar of oil asked a prophet for help, and God answered through her own house, her neighbors' empty jars and a closed door. 2 Kings 4 shows how God meets a household in debt and what He asks of the people He rescues.
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A Handful of Flour: 1 Kings 17 and the Faith to Give First
A widow in Zarephath had one handful of flour left, and a prophet asked her to bake for him first. 1 Kings 17 shows what happens when a steward gives out of scarcity and trusts God for enough, one day at a time.
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Fifty Shekels of Silver: 2 Samuel 24 and the Offering That Costs Something
David was offered everything he needed for free, and he refused it. In 2 Samuel 24 a king who had counted his own strength learns to pay full price for worship, and the threshing floor he bought becomes the place where the temple would stand.
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Children Yet to Be Born: Deuteronomy 6 and Psalm 78 on Passing Faith to the Next Generation
Faith is always one generation from being forgotten. Deuteronomy 6 and Psalm 78 hand parents, grandparents and leaders the same assignment: carry God's words on your own heart, tell the story at the kitchen table, answer the questions, and pass it on to children who are not yet born.
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The Robe and the Cloak: Genesis 37 to 39 on Stewarding a Life Through Betrayal
Joseph's brothers stripped him of his robe and sold him for twenty shekels. Years later a stranger's wife took his cloak and sent him to prison. Genesis 37 to 39 and 50:20 show how to steward a life that other people tried to ruin, and why the pit is never the end of the story.
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The Day God Called Holy: Genesis 2 and Exodus 20 on the Rest Built Into Creation
God did not rest on the seventh day because He was tired. He rested because the work was finished, and then He called that day holy. Genesis 2 and Exodus 20 show that rest is not a reward for the exhausted but a rhythm built into creation itself.
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Pour It Out Like Water: Lamentations and the Full Relationship God Invites
Lamentations shows that God wants the whole relationship, grief and grievances included, and that honest lament joined to remembering who He is builds a faith that can wait.
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The Fast God Chose: Isaiah 54 to 58 on Stewarding the Sabbath and True Fasting
Isaiah 54 to 58 teaches leaders that God measures the Sabbath and the fast by one test: do they loosen the yokes on you and on the people you lead?
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The Letter on the Altar: Isaiah 37 to 39 on Trusting God With Your Days
Hezekiah spread a threatening letter before the Lord, received fifteen more years, then nearly lost it all to pride. Isaiah 37 to 39 on trusting God with your days.
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The Shrine Beside the Altar: 2 Kings 17 and Modern Idolatry
In 2 Kings 17, people worshiped the Lord and served other gods. See what syncretism is and how money, fame and screens become rivals to God today.
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Rejoice Over Nineveh: Jonah 1 to 4 and the Heart That Wants Its Enemies Saved
Jonah obeyed God and still wanted his enemies to burn. What his story teaches about loving enemies and checking our own hearts.
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Go Down to the Water: What 2 Kings 5 to 8 Teaches About Humble, Obedient Faith
Naaman's healing, a floating axhead and a hidden army show that real faith is humble obedience, not religious closeness. A devotional on 2 Kings 5 to 8.
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Hired Hands Don't Sleep Well: Proverbs 1-3 and Trusting God in Every Detail of Life
Proverbs 1-3 shows that wisdom, understanding and peace come from trusting God in every detail, with obedience that flows from love, not a need to earn.
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Light After Rain: 2 Samuel 22 and 23
David's last words define leadership by what grows under it. A devotional on 2 Samuel 22-23 for leaders at work, in the community, at home, and in faith. The Wish That Became a Mission David was hiding in a stronghold. The Philistines held Bethlehem, his hometown. And in the heat of harvest season, he said something out loud that he probably never thought about twice. "David longed for water and said, 'Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!'"...
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The Unfinished Prayer God Kept: Psalms 81, 88, 92, and 93
Psalms 81, 88, 92, and 93 show that God hears every prayer, good or bad. Learn how praise, prayer, and obedience steward your relationship with Him. Pillar: Stewardship of Faith and Spiritual Growth LORD, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you. (Psalm 88:1, NIV) The Prayer I […]
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Where the Joy Is: Psalms 73, 77, and 78
Psalms 73, 77, 78: Fix Your Eyes on God and Find Joy What you look at shapes what you believe. Learn how Asaph’s Psalms 73, 77, and 78 teach leaders to steward their attention and find joy in God. The Moment You Know Too Well You know the moment. You scroll past someone’s announcement. A […]
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