14-12-2025

By Pastor Kobus Massyn

“My Greatest Asset is Me”
(Identity. Growth. Faithfulness.)

Everything in life — your family, your calling, your success — flows from one source: you.
If you lose your job, you can get another.
If you lose your possessions, you can rebuild.
But if you lose yourself — your faith, your purpose, your discipline — you lose everything.

That’s why I say: my greatest asset in life is me.
Not in pride, but in truth — because I am God’s investment.

Psalm 139:14: “I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”

Story #1 — The Broken Violin

There’s an old story about a violin that was auctioned off for almost nothing — dusty, scratched, out of tune.
Then a master violinist stepped forward, tuned it, and played a beautiful melody.
Suddenly, the price jumped from a few dollars to thousands.
The difference wasn’t the violin — it was who held it.

“You might feel ordinary, but in the hands of the Master, your value changes.”

That’s the truth of your life: God’s touch gives you worth.

My Greatest Asset Is Me — God is Invested in You

1 Corinthians 6:19–20: “You are not your own; you were bought with a price.”

God placed His Spirit, His creativity, His potential in you.
He doesn’t just want to use your gift — He wants to grow you.

“When you realize God invested His Son in you, you stop living like you have nothing to offer.”

Challenge: Take care of what God placed in you — your mind, your health, your faith.
Because you are heaven’s most expensive project.





Build What God Gave You — Growth Through Stewardship

Galatians 6:7–9: “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap… Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not give up.”

Growth doesn’t happen overnight — it happens over time.
Every prayer, every act of obedience, every seed of faith matters.

2 Peter 1:5–7: “Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.”

“Faithfulness isn’t standing still — it’s growing steadily.”

Story #2 — The Bamboo Tree

In China, farmers plant bamboo seeds and water them faithfully for years — and nothing happens.
No sprout, no stem, no sign of life.
But in the fifth year, the bamboo suddenly shoots up more than 20 meters in just six weeks!
Did it grow in six weeks? No — it grew underground for years, building roots deep enough to sustain its height.

“When it looks like nothing is happening, God might just be growing your roots.”

Challenge: Keep sowing, even when you can’t yet see your harvest.

Be Faithful With What God Gave You — Fruit Through Obedience

Matthew 25:25: “I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground.”

Fear will make you hide what faith wants you to use.
The servant didn’t lose because he failed — he lost because he did nothing.

Matthew 25:21: “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.”

God doesn’t promote talent — He promotes faithfulness.

“If you stay faithful in the small things, God will trust you with the big things.”

 

Story #3 — The Single Mother and Her Coins

A true story from South Africa:
A single mother of three used to bring her tithe every Sunday — a few coins in a folded envelope.
One week her pastor told her, “You don’t have to feel guilty for giving so little.”
She smiled and said, “Pastor, this isn’t about guilt. Every time I give, I remind myself that I still trust God with what I have.”
A year later, she started a small baking business — and every week, she testified that God multiplied her “faithfulness” far more than her money.

“Tithing isn’t a tax — it’s a testimony.”

Galatians 6:9: “Do not grow weary in doing good, for in due time you will reap if you do not give up.”

God gave you a life, a gift, and a calling.
You don’t need to be perfect — you just need to be faithful.



Step
Focus
Scripture
Story/Reminder


1 Know it…
You are God’s investment
Psalm 139:14
The violin in the Master’s hands


2 Grow it…
Build your faith and character
2 Peter 1:5–7
The bamboo tree roots


3 Show it…
Be faithful and fruitful
Matthew 25:21
The faithful mother’s tithe



“When you grow, everything around you grows.”
“When you are faithful, God adds more to your life.”



Story #4 — The Janitor Who Became a NASA Engineer

Back in the 1960s, when NASA was preparing to send a man to the moon, President John F. Kennedy visited one of the space centre’s.

As he walked through the hallways, he noticed a janitor sweeping the floor. The President stopped and asked,
“What are you doing, sir?”

The man looked up, smiled, and said,
“Mr. President, I’m helping put a man on the moon.”

He wasn’t just sweeping floors — he was serving with purpose.
Years later, that same man continued to work faithfully, learning small technical skills on the side.
Eventually, NASA trained him as a technician.

He went from cleaning the floor to helping launch rockets.

“He didn’t get promoted because he was the most talented — he was promoted because he was the most faithful.”

That’s exactly what Jesus meant in Matthew 25:21: “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many.”

You may feel like your part is small…
But God watches how you handle the small things.
And when you stay faithful, He opens doors that talent alone never could.

Maybe today you’re sweeping the floors in life —
but God sees someone who’s preparing to launch something greater.”

Closing Challenge:

Don’t bury what God placed in you.
Don’t let fear silence your gift.
Don’t let comparison kill your confidence.

Because when God returns, He won’t ask,

“What did you get?”
He’ll ask,
“What did you do with what I gave you?”

Let’s be found faithful — using, growing, and multiplying what He entrusted to us.

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