Even the Remnant Serves
Solomon conscripted for his slave labor force.
2 Chronicles 8:8 (NIV)
Chronicles records Solomon's administration unromantically: remaining descendants Israel never destroyed, Solomon drafted into forced labor — continuing so. Even spared enemies serve divine purposes: God uses leftovers for building. Providence wastes nothing: defeated turn laborers, scraps turn structures.
Wise obedience administers even leftovers. Solomon organized remnants over wasting them: wisdom leverages available resources. Our “leftovers” — short times, scant resources, modest talents — suffice in God's hands. Obeying with leftovers multiplies more than complaining about lacks.
Drafting your leftovers today: spending short time, little resources, modest talents. Even the remnant serves: God builds with consecrated scraps.
Consecrated scraps outweigh wasted abundances. Consecrating yours today. Wasted abundances shame at judgment. Spending everything today with eternal purpose. Waste saddens generous Givers. Administering every cent reverently. Faithful stewardships receive more talents. Multiplying littles today. And administering wisely: good stewards multiply even remains. Administer shrewdly today. Small trusts precede great riches. Prove faithful daily. Heaven promotes stewards generously. Multiply talents. Bury nothing; invest everything. Trade boldly for Master. Returns delight Owners. Rejoice profits. Double talents gladly and gratefully. Faithful servants hear well done. Joy awaits finishers. Finish well. Enter joy forevermore. Hear well done gladly. Receive crowns eternally.