Are You Faithful?

      Hello everybody, my name is Dean Davis and this is “Multiply,” the podcast that

provides a word of encouragement for Village Church Planters.

Faithfulness is one of the greatest attributes of any man or woman who follows

Christ. A faithful person is steadfast and true. A faithful copy is just like the

original. My heart fills with joy and hope when I meet men and women who

have served Christ for a long time without wavering.

Peter instructed his followers saying, “Each of you should use whatever gift you

have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various

forms.”

Are you faithful?

A faithful disciple passes on to others what he has received from his teacher.

And he passes it on with integrity. A faithful disciple does not corrupt the

meaning of what he has been given.

The Apostle Paul’s instruction to his disciple Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:2 is

probably the second most quoted scripture passage in VCP after the Great

Commission. These words are our marching orders as we work by faith to plant

a church in every African village by 2050. Paul said to his disciple Timothy:

“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many

witnesses entrust to faithful people who will also be qualified to teach others.”

Faithful people, reliable people, trustworthy people. People who will act as

good stewards of the message of hope they receive.

Are you faithful?

Are you the kind of person Peter was talking about when he described faithful

stewards who use whatever they have received to serve others? Or, are you an

unfaithful steward, one who receives gladly but shares slowly? It’s not easy for

me to ask this question because I know so many of you who work diligently to

pass on what you learn about Christ and about how to minister in the power of

the Spirit. I see your faithfulness. Nevertheless, I ask the question, “Are you

faithful?” because we must examine ourselves by the standards of God’s word.

A faithful steward hears the word from his teacher, a faithful steward in dialog

with the teacher works and struggles and prays to understand the word. A

faithful steward puts the teaching into practice in his or her own life and

ministry. A faithful disciple teaches others.

Are you faithful? Am I faithful? Let’s be sure that we apply and pass on without

delay the things we have learned from our faithful teachers so that our

disciples may teach others also.

I’m Dean Davis asking, “Who will you share this encouraging word with today?

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