The Steward and the Master Share the Same Spirit

This amazing truth, that the Steward shares in the same Spirit as does the Master, makes everything possible in the Steward's life.  When the Master was on the earth, there was no one else alive, ever, who shared in His Spirit.  That had to have been a lonely experience even though He had perfect communion with the Father in Heaven.  No one like Himself in the earth.

 He was the Seed that was alone unless He died (Jn. 12:24), was slain open so other seed could come forth. He was the Seed in which Life dwelt so abundantly that it would be enough to bring every person to God if they chose to receive that Life.  It...He...the Seed...had only to die.

 By the power of the Holy Spirit, He was able to die trusting in the promise of the Father to be raised again to new life with a new family waiting to receive the same Spirit.  No wonder He values fellowship in the Spirit.  He died to gain brothers and sisters of the same Spirit.

As a Steward of the Master, then, I am more than a servant.  He calls me friend and family.  We share the same Spirit!  It is this relationship that enables the Steward to let go of all that the world says is a "must have!" and know a contentment at every level.

 Being a Steward comes out of a desire born of the same Spirit that lived within Him as He walked the earth.  It is not a role one plays or a life-style or a career....although it includes those things.  It goes much deeper into the mystery of" apprehending what one is apprehended for" according to Paul in writing to the Philippians.

By that same Spirit, the Steward is able to die to "all that he has" and be raised again with new life free from the pressures of ownership.  Stewardship is a living spiritual reality of joy that can bring others life.  It is a great way to live!