Stewards, Not Consumers

Luke 19:11-13Loading... 11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. 12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. "Occupy till I come." That's what Jesus said. But what does that mean for us today? I think one of the biggest problems in Christianity today is that we've become consumers instead of stewards. We live in an American consumer culture. Everything around us screams "buy this, get that, you deserve it, treat yourself." We're told that happiness comes from consuming...