God Gave The Growth
For when one says, “I belong to Paul,”
and another, “I belong to Apollos,” are you not merely
human?
What then is Apollo? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to
each. I planted, Appollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither
the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives
the growth. The one who plants and the one who waters have a common purpose,
and each will receive wages according to the labor of each.
Do you consider yourself an athlete?
If you are working for Christ, you should consider yourself an athlete because
you are fighting a battle each and every day, and you are being judged by
people. Through Christ we have already won the battle, but people constantly
watch us to see how we react to different situations, so they can judge us.
Your relationship with Christ is your
own. You don’t need someone to help you with it. You don’t need Paul or Apollo.
You need Jesus, and that is all you will ever need. Too often we put our focus
on the leader and not on the One the leader is following.
Are you a leader? Teach people to
follow the Savior, not you the servant. Are you a follower? Follow only those
who point toward Jesus – not themselves.
Are you
looking for a leader? Follow the Lord.
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