"THE WEEKLY WORD"

For we are God’s coworkers, you are God’s field, God’s building. –
1 Corinthians 3:9 

So, Paul is recognizing he and his Apostles just cannot and will not be the church by themselves at all. They can only lead people. In fact, beginning in the Old Testament, people were led. Our heavenly father was a great leader. His son Jesus was a leader. All of us at one point or another are leaders in some capacity. 

We’ve all heard it said, you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink. Truth be told friends as people lead, what happens. Well hopefully, something good. But nothing happens if the leaders are there, and there’s no people to lead! 

That’s what Paul is telling the Corinthian Church. Me and my Apostles are called by God, but you are the real mccoy, the defining factor. You are the real driving force, the true backbone of the church. The church cannot be the ongoing church, without everyone being an integral, crucial, vital, faithful, continual part of the kingdom of God wherever it’s located. 

So, do we hear Paul’s words today for us? We can have people lead us, but we need to be willing to be led. We also must be willing to lead others. It’s a chain reaction of being called and commissioned as people of God, as kingdom builders. 

So let us continue dear friends to be the crafters, the builders, the fortifiers of Christ in the world, wherever we’re at as God gives us strength. Let us remember, the field is plentiful, and the harvest is ready. Are we willing workers in the field to continue laying the foundation of Paul and Jesus and our heavenly father’s work through the ages? 

To God be the glory, Pastor Brandon