I don’t profess to be an accountant, but I can grasp the concept of a financial asset, against a liability. One is a good thing, the other is not. One gives a plus amount in the ledger, but the other takes away from the account. Any accountant worth his or her salt wants plenty of assets, but no liabilities. Not even one!
In our journey through life as Christians, we want to be considered an asset to the Kingdom of God. It would hurt us to think that we might be a liability to the witness of the salvation we profess. We are warned about being a liability, and the Bible would call this a ‘stumbling block’ as shown in Romans 14:13 which says, “Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.”
So, what’s our lifestyle like? Do we help or hinder the young in faith, no matter their age? After all, we have so much to learn and we should want to grow into an asset, not a liability, as we help others to become an asset too, so keeping the cycle going.
Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. Mark 9:42
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