The Command
“And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?” (Luke 16:12)
What It Means
Faithful means dependable. Jesus ties being given more to how we handle what we have already been handed. Taking good care of something that belongs to someone else, like a borrowed item or a job someone assigned you, is how trust gets built. Trust is what leads to being given something of our own.
Try It Today
What belongs to someone else that you have been careless with: something borrowed, a task someone handed you, a friend’s trust? Take care of one of those today.
Tonight’s Prayer
Lord, help me take care of what you and others have trusted to me. Make me faithful with it, even when no one is watching. Amen.
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