Onesimus Trust

What if there were a new breed?

A generation of men and women who moved in and out of all the spheres of life including the business world and they could say

'All I have I give you'.

This is the wedding vow and Revelation 19 tells the story of our destiny and that one day we will love as we are loved and know Him as we are known. Any crowns we might have will be thrown at His feet anyhow.

What if we were able to say those words now. Lets face it they are being uttered by believers all over the world in times of crisis and persecution but lay it all down nevertheless.

I have a dream.......

Business entrepreneurs with that same heart and being like Cyrus in Isaiah 45 who God appointed and anointed as a Gentile King to fulfill his purposes with Israel (which include the promises to Abraham - 'you will be a blessing to the nations') and did it all without reward or cost.

Business people who say of their businesses ' Its all yours God'.

I love generosity but I have been challenged by Galations 2:20 in that if anyone is in christ he no longer lives....but christ lives in Him. The very act of giving infers its 'mine', is that scriptual?

What if set apart people came into places of influence and it was all for the Kingdom. I don't mean church buildings or anything like that but certainly dedicated to the things God cares most about - I expect this would mean the poor - widows and orphans - the marginalized. Would it not spead God's glory radically?

I have a dream.........

The Onesimus Trust - a vehicle for those who would make such a dedication/devotion. Like Cyrus - to serve God in this ministry of business without reward or cost. No more 'giving; to the Gospel, but rather allign to the truth that it is all His and as disciples we do not touch it unless He says so.

I love Wesley who said that if he died with any money at all he should be remembered as a liar and a thief!

"Unless a person gives up everything he has, he cannot be my disciple". - Carpenters son