A rich man once gave $18,000 to some work connected with Christian charity. Several years afterward he lost all his money through misfortune in business ventures. One day an acquaintance met him and asked:
“Do you not regret having at that time given such a large sum? Now, you would be able to use it well.”
“No, my friend,” was his answer, “I do not regret it; that money is all that I consider gained. It is safe in God’s faithful hands whereas those other hands to whom I entrusted my money have proved unfaithful, or at least, unreliable. Had I not at that time given the amount to that work of faith and love, it would have been lost with the rest. Thus I rejoice in having invested that money so well. I am but the Lord’s steward, and He it was who led me to give it.”
How different is the judgment of faith from that of unbelief! How well does the former, not to trust in what is visible, but, have confidence in the living God who richly rewards those who trust Him and are His stewards.