True Riches and Christian Stewardship

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Sep 16, 1889

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 36.

True Riches and Christian Stewardship

Not all the rich are rich; not all the poor are poor. A man may possess wealth, but that wealth may all be consecrated to God, to be constantly used in the service of God, whenever and wherever the Lord indicates. Such a man is poor in this world, and is heir of the kingdom of God. He has renounced his worldly wealth in favor of its rightful owner—the Creator. Such a man will acknowledge his stewardship by acting as a steward. There may be those who are poor in this world's goods, yet whose hearts are set on worldly riches, who plan and delve and dream to obtain them, always rich in prospect but never succeeding through poor management or negligence. Such are not poor in the meaning of James 2:5.