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It is not so with a steward he is not at liberty to use what is lodged in his hands as he pleases, but as his master pleases.
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We are now indebted to Him for all we have but although a debtor is obliged to return what he has received, yet until the time of payment comes, he is at liberty to use it as he pleases. And, first, we are to inquire, in what respects we are now God's stewards. Let us, Secondly, observe, that when he requires our souls of us, we "can be no longer stewards." It will then only remain, as we may, in the third place, observe, to "give an account of our stewardship." In order to this, let us, First, inquire, in what respects we are now God's stewards.
#Good steward full
It may be of use, then, to consider this point thoroughly, and to make our full improvement of it. This appellation is exactly expressive of his situation in the present world specifying what kind of servant he is to God, and what kind of service his Divine Master expects from him. It is only in one particular respect, namely, as he is a sinner, that he is styled a debtor and when he is styled a servant, the appellation is general and indeterminate: But a steward is a servant of a particular kind such a one as man is in all respects. Our blessed Lord frequently represents him as such and there is a peculiar propriety in the representation. But no character more exactly agrees with the present state of man, than that of a steward. He is also frequently represented as a servant, which indeed is essential to him as a creature insomuch that this appellation is given to the Son of God when, in His state of humiliation, he "took upon Him the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men."Ģ. Considered as a sinner, a fallen creature, he is there represented as a debtor to his Creator. The relation which man bears to God, the creature to his Creator, is exhibited to us in the oracles of God under various representations. "Give an account of thy stewardship for thou mayest be no longer steward."ġ. And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of you? give an account of your stewardship…