August 24 Thought for the day...we can't do it alone

We all have passions, visions, things we want to accomplish. When God stirs a passion, He also has planned all that we need to fulfill the vision He has given us. Let me share a scripture today that ties in with this idea.

Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 1 Corinthians 4:1

Ok, you're saying "what???" Here is where the Greek makes a difference. The word Paul uses for "servants" represents the idea of a galley slave. He purposely used this word to show that as Christians, we, like the galley slaves, are chained together sharing a common bench and common chains for one purpose.

Galley slaves were responsible for moving very large ships. As individuals, they were not able to move such a large vessel. As Christians, the vision the Lord gives us requires us to work with the people the Lord has placed in our lives. I thank the Lord for the Pastors, Elders and ministry leaders and team He has blessed me with at the Christian Center Church. Each person has their unique gifts, talents, personality that is exactly suited to fulfill the purpose God has called us too!

When the galley slaves have worked hard and accomplished their task, the entire group is rewarded equally. My calling may be different than someone else's, but God isn't looking for everyone to be a Tim Burgan He is looking for everyone to be faithful to use their gifts, talents, and personalities to accomplish what, together we are able to do to move the Kingdom of God forward. We are all moving this ship forward, together with each one using what God has given to the fullest. As we do, we are all rewarded for using what the Lord has given us, doing our part.

It is the working together, using everything the Lord has given us, filled with His Spirit we become the carriers of the mysteries of God. Together we are fulfilling the plans of the Kingdom, but only as a team. We work together functioning in our call, position, authority together each one doing what God has designed as part of the team, to advance the Kingdom and each one receiving their reward. We can never accomplish all of this alone. Together we change the world!