God’s
Little Helper I Corinthians 3:4-9
Paul again addresses the argument that has created a wedge
in the Church at Corinth. The believers
there were divided over their allegiance to different men of God. Both of these men preached the Word and were
being used by God, but neither of them were doing the work themselves. They were both being used by the Father!! The
devil, it seems, had distracted these people from recognizing God’s hand at
work. How often are we guilty of taking
credit for what God has done for us, in us, or through us? I fear that we do not spend near enough time
thanking God or giving Him the glory for all He has done. We must never forget
that we are feeble, finite people capable of doing very little without the
power and strength of the Lord!
God has made the
choice to include us in the work He desires to accomplish here on the earth;
however, He is perfectly capable of accomplishing His will without our
involvement. God is creating learning
opportunities for us by giving us instruction on what to do and how to do
it. It is a lot like when we were
children and our dad would ask for our help on a project, or when dad was
working on a project and we would ask if we could “help”. How often did our dads really need our help
to complete a simple task? Dad could easily do the entire thing just as
easily, if not easier, without our help, but chose to include us to teach us
and to let us feel needed! Our Father in
Heaven has created a very similar situation to teach us by including us in His
work.
As we see clearly
stated in this passage, “ye are God’s building”. God has no desire to make us His slaves to
perform tasks that are beneath Him. God
is a loving Father who has an overwhelming desire to train and produce children
who are prepared for the battles they will encounter in this life. When God asks or even commands us to do
something in His Word, we must approach it with that understanding and
mindset. Believer, trust God to lead you
and guide you to a place of blessing and Joy. He will never fail you, abandon you, or hurt
you!
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