We Are God’s Workers

Meditations in First Corinthians

April 27, 2022

We Are God’s Workers

For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:11

Read: 1 Corinthians 3:5-11

There are two parts that caught my attention in today’s reading. First, the lack of pretentiousness. Paul simply sees himself and Apollos as co-laborers for Christ who were building for the Kingdom of God. Each had their responsibilities and to God be the glory for prospering their labors with abundant fruit. This seems so simple, but it is a model that is desperately needed in much of today’s church culture with celebrity pastors and multilayered staff competing for time and attention.

Secondly, Paul is asserting the principal that all the followers of Christ are co-laborers building for the Kingdom of God. There seems to me a consumer mentality in our churches. The congregation expects to be fed by the clergy staff. What if the congregation was more mindful of their role in edifying one another in love?

My Takeaway: One of the things I remember from my law enforcement career is that the suspect always brings something to the crime scene, and always takes something away. What if disciples of Jesus had this same mindset. What if we were continuously conscious of what blessing we were bringing to our church gatherings, and what we were taking with us?

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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