“What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to
believe -- as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but
God made it grow. So neither he who
plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters
have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers; you are
God’s field, God’s building.” (1 Corinthians 3:5-9)
The Lord makes the assignments. That is His prerogative as Creator and Ruler
and Lord. He can use His servants in any
way He chooses in order to accomplish His purposes. He doesn’t have to ask our permission and He
doesn’t have to thank us for doing what He demands. He is Master and we are servants.
Not only does the Lord give the assignments,
He also gives the abilities and strength to fulfill them. We don’t operate in our own strength, but in
His as He supplies what we need.
And there’s more -- He not only gives the
assignments and supplies the abilities and strength, He also works to make us
successful in what we do for Him. He is
the one who causes fruit to come from our efforts.
The point is, it is all God, not us. So, why does God reward us for what we do for
Him? He promises to do it, but we don’t
deserve it and haven’t earned it. He
rewards us simply because He loves us and He wants to do it. He gives the assignment, He gives the
strength, He gives the success – and then He gives us the reward.
Isn’t God amazing!!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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