Good Morning Friends,
“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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