We're Called To Stewardship & Not Ownership.
The spirit of ownership is a very deceptive, reckless, ruthless & ruinous spirit in the world. It's a spirit that puts a mere creature who created nothing, brought nothing into this world, in a false position of ownership of things; laying up treasures upon the earth & building a fortress around them as though in absolute control to preserve & sustain them. The deceitful thing about this wrong spirit is that it actually enslaves men to material things while giving them the false impression that they own/control them. It enslaves the poor to the rich, while it enslaves the rich to riches/possessions. Against this backdrop of deception which is prevalent in this dark world, it is very important for us to know that God is not only the creator of all things but also upholds all things by the word of his power. He's the only one in absolute control of all things as the only rightful owner, master & Lord of all things. When we handle & hold all things in the ligh...