Faithfulness Is Required

Scripture, 1 Corinthians 4:1-21
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. (1 Cor. 4:2)

Consider the word faithful as it relates to the stewardship God has given to every one of us. You, my friend, are one of the most important factors in God's plan, no matter how seemingly insignificant your task. It is His desire that you willingly minister His truths to your public-the people who know, trust, and respect you. You are a minister even if you have no pulpit. You have a unique public, perhaps not a congregation, but family, coworkers, friends, the person in the hospital bed next to yours. Remember too that the ways in which you differ from other people are not accidental, but by divine design. "Who maketh thee to differ from one another? And what hast thou that thou dist not receive?" (4:7) Who you are and what you are and where you are, and the gifts and talents you have or do not have-these are God's provisions. Don't' fight them. Use them. The uniqueness of your personality can be a source of real glory to God if it's yielded to Him.

Small thought here
One of Paul's most tremendous statements is, "I beseech you, be ye followers (that's our word imitators) of me" (4:16). Your goal and mine has to be such a close daily walk with Christ that other people can imitate it with perfect safety. Remember, people imitate you anyway. Make sure that "you" whom they are imitating is "Christ in you, the hope of glory" (Col. 1:27).

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