TRUST

Jesus often referred to life as a TRUST and told many stories to illustrate this responsibility towards god.

In the story of the talents,a businessman ENTRUST his wealth to the care of his servants while he's away.When he returns,he evaluates each servant's RESPONSIBILITY and REWARDS them accordingly.The owner says, "well done,good and faithful servant!You have been faithful with a few things; i will put in charge of many things.Come and share your master's happiness."
If you treat everything as a trust,god promises three rewards in eternity.

• God's affirmation: he will say,"Good job,well done!"
• Next you will receive promotion and be given greater responsibility in eternity: "i will put you in charge of many things."
• Then you will be honoured with a celebration:Come and share your master's happiness."

TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT

"lord,remind me how brief my time on earth will be.Remind me that my days are numbered,and that my life is fleeing away. Psalm 39:4

Repeatedly the bible compares life on earth to temporarily living in foreign country.This is not our permanent home.

the bible says, "we are Christ ambassadors." Sadly many Christians betrayed their king and his kingdom.They they foolishly concluded that because they live on earth,its their home.The bible is clear: "friends,this world is not your home,so don't make yourselves cozy in it.Don't indulge your ego at the expense of the soul."
The fact earth is not our ultimate home explains why,as followers of Jesus,we experience difficulty,sorrow, and rejection in this world.It also explains why some of God's promises seems unfulfilled,Some prayers unanswered and circumstances seem unfair. In order to keep us from becoming too attached to earth,god allows us to feel a significant amount of discontent and dissatisfaction in life.(longing that will never be fulfilled on this side of eternity. we are not happy here because because we're not suppose to be!

"we fix our eyes not on what is seen,but on what is unseen.For what is seen is Temporary,but what is unseen is eternal."