INTRODUCTION

A steward is a man of great responsibility. He may have a greater or lesser area of oversight, but he always has something placed under his care that is of great importance to the master of the house. If he is to care for money, he is to do so faithfully and to the best of his ability. If he is to care for fields or houses, he is to do likewise. Whether the master of the house is present or absent, the steward is to do as he has been commissioned by the one who owns it all. Stewardship is a great privilege. It is an honourable thing for any man to be considered worthy of the task, but at the same time it is a position of great responsibility and one that must be done with great sobriety.

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS

• (For smaller children) Jerusalem is important to God (Psalm 87:2-3 [2] The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. [3] Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
  See All...). Nehemiah loved the city too and was sad when the Babylonians left it in ruins (Nehemiah 1:3-4 [3] And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. [4] And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
  See All...). After Nehemiah rebuilt the walls, read why he placed Hananiah in charge of the gates (Nehemiah 7:1-3 [1] Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, [2] That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. [3] And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
  See All...).
• Are you a steward of God (1 Corinthians 4:1Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  See All...)? What has He presently placed under your care? Are you fulfilling your responsibilities as God’s steward?
• What happens when you fail to do what God has given you to do? How does this hurt others? How does it hurt the work of the Lord?

PRAYER NEEDS

• Ask God to remind you that He is the Master.
• Ask the Lord to show you the things He has placed in your care.

HYMN

Where He Leads I’ll Follow

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