Today we begin a four-week conversation about what I am calling Kingdomnomics. This term originated with a writer named Phil Wiegland, who defined Kingdomnomics as the study of the principles of defining value from God’s point of view. Remember from our study of the Lord’s prayer, we said that humans have a point of view, but God has view! In other words, God can see what we cannot (or choose not to) see. That is certainly the case when it comes to stewardship. God has much to say regarding what we do with what He has given us, and these words from God are intended not to restrict us, but to free us.
God has blessed you and me with time, talent, and resources, and we are consuming each of these daily. The question is, ‘for what?’ Are our time, talent and resources being consumed for the sake of temporary pursuits, or are we focused on the eternal? Would our checkbook give the same answer as our voice? Over the next several weeks, we will do a deep dive into God’s Word to discover four basic principles of Kingdomnomics. You will likely agree in theory with each principle. The challenge will be practicing what we believe.
I come to this series not as one who has arrived, but one who is learning from stewardship struggles. I’ve gotten this wrong more than I’ve gotten this right so far in my own life, and I hope I can pass along a few things from God’s Word that might bring you great joy and purpose in your own life of stewardship. I look forward to taking this journey with you!
-Mike Johnson
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