Three Characteristics of Faithful Stewards

Success is ultimately a matter of faithfulness to God.

We will all give an account, and I for one want to hear that “well done, good and faithful servant.”

So I’ve been studying the stewardship parables.

Here’s what I’ve learned…

There are 3 characteristics of a faithful steward.

If you pursue these characteristics you’ll live a life that pleases God.

They can be summarized with the acronym DIG:

Faithful stewards:

Stewards aren’t lazy or complacent because they love the Master and long to do what pleases Him.

One of the most interesting things to me about the Parable of the Talents is that the master didn’t tell the servants how to invest.

Still the faithful stewards, “went at once and traded with them” (Matt 25:16).

Faithful stewards don’t wait around. They get to work.

Faithful stewards keep their word.

Both the Parable of the Ten Minas and the Parable of the Talents start the same way:

The master leaves on a journey (See Matt 25:14; Luke 19:12).

When the boss is away there is always a temptation to slack off.

But Christians are to be honest in all our dealings, even when no one is watching because we know our Master is returning again soon.

Good stewards are faithful because they’ve watched the Master faithfully.

The better you know someone, the more you can anticipate their expectations and needs.

We are able to be faithful to Christ’s wishes when we walk closely with Him

If you walk with Jesus daily through Bible reading and prayer, you’ll instinctively know what pleases Him.

The unfaithful steward, by contrast, didn’t please the Master because he didn’t know him, he didn’t trust him, and he didn’t care.

But if we long to hear that “well done, good and faithful servant.” We will strive to walk with: