Pastor Quinn • November 21, 2021
Life Lived Shrewdly
While stewardship of our finances isn't the only part of stewardship, it is an important part of it. This month, we focus on wise ways to use the resources God has given us for the greatest good.
Today God's Word encourages us to use all of the financial gifts God has given us with an eye on our God-given purpose. What a great reminder as we celebrate Thanksgiving and remember everything that our gracious Savior has done for us! May God grant us grace to use money for what really matters as a thankful response to all he's done for and given to us.
Without the resurrection of Jesus, I would have little hope for the future. That’s how the disciples felt after this death. “We hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel” (Luke 24:19). Their hope for a better life had died along with Jesus. But he lives, and it makes a difference. My hope for the future is restored. I have victory over the feeling of hopelessness, because the one who heals me and gives me a better life is himself alive. He lives to restore my hope.
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He Lives To Take Me From Death To Life Without the resurrection of Jesus, death would appear permanent. No one would have come back from the dead to explain what happens after death. Jesus told his disciples what would happen. But they were slow to believe the Easter truth. God ensured that his people had witnesses to assure that Jesus did not remain dead. He Lives, and it make a difference! I too shall live! Death has become a pathway to paradise. Jesus has already made me spiritually alive by giving me faith in his resurrection. In every possible way, Jesus takes me from death to life.
