What A Job!
I Corinthians 4:9, 13b
"For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men .... We have been made as the filth of this world, the offscouring of all things until now."
The job description of leaders in the early church was not something glamorous or to be coveted. They were considered fools, weak, dishonored, hungry, poorly clothed, beaten, homeless, laboring, reviled, persecuted, defamed, and considered trash (verses 10-13). Any volunteers? Who would want this job? This is quite different from the modern church leader who drives an expensive car, wears Armani suits, owns two or three houses, and has status in the community. On the contrary, working for Jesus is not always easy, but as the saying goes, the rewards are out of this world.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Working in the Gospel field is tiring, dirty, and unappealing work, but there is great reward.
Have a rewarding day. Love you.
I Corinthians 4:9, 13b
"For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men .... We have been made as the filth of this world, the offscouring of all things until now."
The job description of leaders in the early church was not something glamorous or to be coveted. They were considered fools, weak, dishonored, hungry, poorly clothed, beaten, homeless, laboring, reviled, persecuted, defamed, and considered trash (verses 10-13). Any volunteers? Who would want this job? This is quite different from the modern church leader who drives an expensive car, wears Armani suits, owns two or three houses, and has status in the community. On the contrary, working for Jesus is not always easy, but as the saying goes, the rewards are out of this world.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Working in the Gospel field is tiring, dirty, and unappealing work, but there is great reward.
Have a rewarding day. Love you.
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