Testimonies for the Church Vol 1 - Lansing SDA Church

Lessons from the Parables 191treasure in heaven; and when earthly possessions are all gone, thefaithful steward has Jesus and angels for his friends, to receive himhome to everlasting habitations.“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much.”He that is faithful in his earthly possessions, which are least, making ajudicious use of what God has lent him here, will be true to his profession.“He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.” He thatwill withhold from God that which He has lent him, will be unfaithfulin the things of God in every respect. “If therefore ye have not been [199]faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust thetrue riches?” If we prove unfaithful in the management of what Godlends us here, He will never give us the immortal inheritance. “Andif ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shallgive you that which is your own?” Jesus has purchased redemptionfor us. It is ours; but we are placed here on probation to see if we willprove worthy of eternal life. God proves us by trusting us with earthlypossessions. If we are faithful to impart freely of what He has lent us,to advance His cause, God can entrust to us the immortal inheritance.“Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” “If any man love the world, thelove of the Father is not in him.”God is displeased with the slack, loose manner in which many ofHis professed people conduct their worldly business. They seem tohave lost all sense of the fact that the property they are using belongs toGod, and that they must render to Him an account of their stewardship.Some leave their worldly business in perfect confusion. Satan hashis eye on it all, and he strikes at a favorable opportunity, and by hismanagement takes much means out of the ranks of Sabbathkeepers.And this means goes into his ranks. Some who are aged are unwillingto make any settlement of their worldly business, and in an unexpectedmoment they sicken and die. Their children who have no interest inthe truth, take the property. Satan has managed it as suited him. “Iftherefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, whowill commit to your trust the true riches? And if ye have not beenfaithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that whichis your own?”I was shown the awful fact that Satan and his angels have hadmore to do with the management of the property of God’s professedpeople than the Lord has. Stewards of the last days are unwise. They