Often, when we pray, we ask for many things; for many favors and petitions to God. Some are answered, while others are still waiting for answers. But surely in our lives, we have received from God a lot of things we never prayed for. Maraming bagay tayong hinihingi sa Diyos. Maraming bagay ang hindi binigay sa atin ng Diyos. Ngunit mas maraming bagay ang binigay ng Diyos na hindi naman natin hiningi.
The greatest gift we have received in our life is the gift of faith we have received during our baptism. By the gift of faith to us, Christ made us coheirs of the Kingdom. This is the greatest gift God entrusted to us. With this greatest gift, great is expected from us.
What does God expect from us? God does not want our worldly riches. He owns the whole world. With God’s trust in us, He wants us to be responsible stewards of the gift of faith we have received, not for His sake but for our and of our fellow human beings. God wants us to be responsible and faithful Christians that we may help others to be better persons. Thus, by entrusting the gift of faith to us, He provides that atmosphere of trust. Only when trust is present, being responsible can flourish.
How can we be responsible stewards of this gift of faith? The faith we have received ought to be nurtured. Our faith matures through studying and living it out. And the greatest compliment we can give in return for this gift of faith is to share it to others especially to those who haven’t realize that the Lord saves them. Though Christ died and saved the entire human race, not everyone has heard and received the Christian faith yet. By living and sharing our Christian faith (the greatest gift entrusted to us by God), we can be responsible stewards of God.
With the gift of faith, not to mention riches and comforts we might be enjoying at present, much has been entrusted to us. Much is expected from us.
Let us not break the trust of God in us. Let us be faithful and responsible stewards of the gift of faith.
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