Stewarding Your Treasure
Ps Brenden Brown | October 26, 2025
WHAT’S IN YOUR HAND?
Are you stewarding the treasure God has given you wisely?
📖 Matthew 25:14–30
We live in a culture obsessed with what we don’t have — what’s missing, what others are doing, what’s “next.” But in God’s Kingdom, the question is never about what you lack — it’s about what’s already in your hand.
In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus tells the story of a master who entrusts his wealth to three servants before leaving on a journey. One receives five talents, another two, and another one — each according to their ability. When the master returns, two have multiplied what they were given, and one has buried it in the ground out of fear.
The faithful ones hear the words we all long to hear:
“Well done, good and faithful servant… enter into the joy of your Master.”
Stewardship Is About Entrustment
Everything we have — our time, gifts, resources, influence — has been entrusted to us by God. We don’t own it; we manage it for His glory.
Psalm 24:1 reminds us: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”
If it’s His, then we live open-handed. The question isn’t “How much do I have?” but “How am I using what I’ve been given?”
As Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21)
Your stewardship reveals your heart.
Faithfulness Matters More Than Volume
The master rewarded the one with five talents and the one with two talents the same way —because both were faithful with what they had.
God isn’t impressed by how much you’ve been given, but by how you use it. Faithfulness in little leads to faithfulness in much (Luke 16:10).
You might not have someone else’s platform or resources — but you do have something in your hand. And what’s in your hand is exactly what God wants to use.
How You See God Determines How You Steward
The servant who buried his talent said, “I was afraid.” Fear distorted his view of the master — and it paralyzed his purpose.
If you see God as harsh, you’ll hide your potential.
If you see Him as good, you’ll invest in it.
Stewardship grows out of trust in the goodness of God.
God Always Starts With What’s in Your Hand
Throughout Scripture, God used what was already in someone’s hand to unlock a miracle:
Moses’ staff parted the Red Sea (Exodus 4)
David’s sling brought down a giant (1 Samuel 17)
A widow’s oil became her breakthrough (2 Kings 4)
A boy’s lunch fed thousands (John 6)
Peter’s net became the tool of his calling (Luke 5)
The pattern is clear: When what’s in your hand is surrendered to what’s in His heart, miracles happen.
The Goal of stewardship is Kingdom Expansion
The master expected an increase, not because he was demanding, but because fruitfulness reflects God’s nature. And fruitfulness will always come from faithfulness.
John 15:8 says, “By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit.”
The world of the generous gets larger and larger. God’s reward for faithfulness is always more opportunity and deeper joy — not retirement, but more responsibility in the Kingdom.
Call to Action
So, what’s in your hand?
Don’t bury what God blessed you with. Don’t sit on what heaven sent you to release.
Your gift, your story, your resource, your opportunity; it’s all His.
Let’s be found faithful, fruitful, and fearless.
“Your life is God’s gift to you; what you do with it is your gift back to God.”
— Hans Urs von Balthasar
It’s time to dig it up, stir it up, and multiply it — for the glory of God and the expansion of His
Kingdom.