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SAT, 25TH APR, 2026
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๐น๐๐น๐๐ผ ๐โ ๐โ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ธโ:
1 Chronicles 5; 1 Chronicles 6; 1 Chronicles 7; Matthew 19; Matthew 20
Matthew 25:14-30
14 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.
15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.
16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.
18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.
19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’
21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’
23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’
26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.
28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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Matthew 25:21
His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.
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God rewards faithfulness with His resources!
๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐, ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ช๐จ.
Financial stewardship is about managing God's resources in a way that furthers His kingdom and blesses others. In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus teaches that faithful servants are those who wisely invest and multiply what they were entrusted with, and they are handsomely rewarded. God desires us to use our resources wisely, to invest in His kingdom, and to care for others. A godly steward does not just give out of abundance but also out of love and obedience. The Bible teaches that everything we have belongs to God, and we are stewards (managers), not owners. Psalm 24:1 clearly states: "The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein." We are not owners but stewards, caretakers. This truth of the Scripture should determine how we view money, wealth, giving, saving, and spending. A faithful steward manages money with integrity, purpose, and a heart aligned with God's kingdom.
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1. O Lord, forgive me for every form of unfaithfulness, in the name of Jesus.
2. O Lord, give me the grace to be a good steward unto You, in the name of Jesus.
3. I shall not be a wasteful steward, in the name of Jesus.
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4. I shall not be an unfaithful steward, in the name of Jesus.
5. O Lord, give me a sound mind, in the name of Jesus.
6. O Lord, straighten every crookedness in me, in the name of Jesus.
7. I shall hear, "Well done, good and faithful servant," on the last day, in the name of Jesus.
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