Financial Discipleship in Business预览

By the sacrifice of Christ, we have been redeemed, which means ‘bought back.’ (1 Corinthians 6:19b – 20a)

If you are a business owner, your business has been bought and transferred to new ownership. The Christian in business has experienced a take-over. All we are and have in our possession or under our control has been transferred to the Lord as Owner. The new enterprise you now work for is ‘Almighty and Sons/Daughters!’

The Bible is clear that everything in this world belongs to God. (Job 41:11; Psalm 24:1) He never relinquished His ownership. Now you and I, and all we have, belongs to God.

The issue of ownership is an important one, because how we view ownership will determine how we use our time and our resources, and this reveals the place and importance of God in our lives.

I am no longer the owner of my time, my career, my position, or my business. I become an employee of ‘Almighty and Sons/Daughters,’ and a manager of God’s resources. My role is to be faithful in getting to know and carrying out His instructions (Luke 19:12-23). As Owners, the Lord’s role is to give us assignments. He will then provide sufficient resources to do His will and lead us in the execution of our tasks.

One of the most significant decisions I have ever made was to kneel before the Lord and transfer ownership of all I am and have into His control. As a young entrepreneur in the chemical business, I remember some tough times when raw materials were difficult to come by during an oil crisis. We couldn’t supply our customers with product. Some large customers were delaying payments, and we were in a cash crisis. I was suffering mentally from anxiety and stress.

Passing all control over to the Lord brought me peace in the knowledge that it is His business, and He wants to be proactively involved in managing it. I realized that problems were opportunities to see God in action! Relinquishing ownership relieved me of a huge burden, knowing that He is in control!

Question for the day:

Have you ever consciously transferred all your gifts and talents, your money, and possessions over to the Lord?

He will then give them back to you, in trust, for you to use as He leads.