Matthew 25
I heard the story of an elderly woman who had finished shopping and returned to her car. She found four men inside. She dropped her shopping bags, drew a handgun, and screamed, "I have a gun, and I know how to use it. Get out of the car." Those men did not waste a second; they got out and ran like crazy.
The woman, somewhat shaken, loaded her shopping bags and then got into the car. But no matter how she tried, she could not get her key into the ignition. Then it dawned on her; her car was parked five spaces away! She loaded her groceries into her car and then drove to the police station to turn herself in. The desk sergeant to whom she told the story nearly fell off his chair laughing. He pointed to the other end of the counter, where four men were reporting a carjacking by an old woman with thick glasses and curly white hair, less than 5 feet tall, and carrying a large handgun. No charges were filed.
You see, the elderly woman thought the car was hers, but it really belonged to someone else. This is one of the most common mistakes people make today. We think our resources are ours, when in reality they belong to God.
Name something that will never be taken away from you.
Your house? No, the bank probably owns that, and someone else will live in it when you are gone.
Your car? No, that will rust away some day.
A dollar bill? No, the average dollar bill lasts only 18 months.
Golf clubs? No, they will be divided up before they eat potato salad at your funeral luncheon.
The only thing we can say we own is our sin. That sticks with us forever, unless Jesus takes it away. The reality is that God owns it all. Everything on this planet belongs to him. We are simply stewards of his resources. So the pressing question before us today is, "Are we good or poor stewards?"
Matthew 25 makes it clear; Jesus is coming back, and we are responsible for how we use those resources until he arrives. Live today in light of tomorrow's reality.
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