Lasting Legacy

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Is there anything more countercultural than the idea that your hard-earned money, your resources, are not truly your own? Yet this is exactly what the Bible teaches. Ultimately, we are stewards—not owners—of the money in our bank account. It’s easy to dismiss this teaching, since most of us tend to sort each aspect of our lives into separate drawers. Some drawers, like those for family or church, we’re more than willing for God to open and rearrange. But the money drawer? No thanks, God. We’ll keep that one to ourselves. How much we save, how much we give, whether we choose to invest—surely those can’t be spiritual matters … or can they? Because if what Jesus says is true, then everything we have is a gift from God. Yes, even our money drawer. The good news is, if we listen closely to the countercultural words of Jesus, we can become wise and generous stewards of everything God has given us. Then through us, God will do what only he can—build a lasting legacy.