"You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every mment was laid out before a single day had passed. Ps. 139:10 NLT
Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my spokesman to the world. Jer. 1:5 NLT
For we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Eph. 2:10
Eternity stretches before us, we are engulfed in it, and we came out of it with purpose and mission. These are big truths to steward. When I consider that the Steward is enwrapped in eternity, it changes the way I perceive what is given me and what is required of me. From eternity the Master has been involved in Kingdom work within and without His creation. And we are a small part of that work of Kingdom building as we seek to be on mission with Him.
I suspect that most of the time, I was unaware of that as I was about building a life, creating a "me", designing my life, and working on my marriage, family and personal skill sets. As I developed a grasp of the Word, I began to recognize that life is more than simply putting things together "down here" with an eye to bringing God glory.
Giving everything over to the Master as owner and living under his direction according to the Word, brought new light on my purpose of existence. "Ordained from before the foundation of the world" is a head trip to be sure and yet my spirit recognizes it's truth. It causes me to bow before the wisdom and commandments of the Master with new humility.
"Who is man that thou art mindful of him?" and a Steward that would be involved in the building of an eternal kingdom using the tools and substance given by the Builder. In my little part of the world, with my little hands, heart and mind, God is working His Plan.
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