God Made It Grow
Brothers and sisters, I couldn't speak to you as if you were
guided by the Holy Spirit. I had to speak to you as if you were following the
ways of the world. You aren't growing as Christ wants you to. You are still
like babies. The words I spoke to you were like milk, not like solid food. You
weren't ready for solid food yet. And you still aren't ready for it.
You
are still following the ways of the world. Some of you are jealous. Some of you
argue. So aren't you following the ways of the world? Aren't you acting like
ordinary human beings? One of you says, "I follow Paul." Another
says, "I follow Apollos." Aren't you acting
like ordinary human beings?
After
all, what is Apollos? And what is Paul? We are only
people who serve. We helped you to believe. The Lord has given each of us our
own work to do. I planted the seed. Apollos watered
it. But God made it grow.
So the one who plants is not important. The one who waters is not important. It
is God who makes things grow. He is the One who is important. The one who
plants and the one who waters have the same purpose. The Lord will give each of
us a reward for our work. We work together with God. You are like God's field.
You are like his building.
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
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work is critical to our success on earth in so many ways. Think about it. God
saved us from our sins by sending Jesus Christ as our Savior. Jesus provides us
with the Holy Spirit. And for our part, we are to give glory and honor to God,
our Lord Jesus, and the Holy Sprit within us.
We
may plant the seeds of faith in someone, but God will provide the water, and
our Lord will bring the crop to fullness.
Jesus must increase, and we must decrease.
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