Know your calling, and stick to it...
To the believers in
Corinth, Paul wrote, "And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come
proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I
decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified."
(1 Corinthians 2:1-2 ESV)
Believer, YOU have a
ministry. Sure, Paul was an apostle. He was a church planter. One might even
call Paul a missionary. He was certainly an evangelist and a disciple-maker.
Yes, Paul was all those things, but God didn't call you to be Paul. God called
you to be you.
Just because you are
not Paul does not mean you don't have a ministry. YOU have a ministry. You,
believer, in the minimum are a servant of God. You are a witness to Jesus. You
are a Spirit sealed and Spirit sent worker in the field of God.
Now, don't complicate
that. Don't.
You don't have to be
fancy. You don't have to be a Rhodes Scholar. Give people Jesus. Give people
Jesus in your words, in your works, with your character, by your example...give
people Jesus!
Now, the problem for
many believers is they are so busy being ministers of things of the world that
they have no inclination to be ministers for the Lord. That's why it's critical
we resolve to make Jesus first in our lives; that way, we can help others focus
on nothing by Christ as well.
Keep it simple. Give
people Jesus.
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