What activity, what confusion surrounds us day after day! And we ourselves are busily carrying out plans and projects. In the midst of all this, the LORD is also at work. He's building His church, extending His kingdom of grace and love, moving history to its God-honoring goal.

Through it all, the LORD wants the free trust and grateful love of men and women. He works through believers as we obey the Great Commission and build our lives on a relationship with Christ. It is through our lives, through our dedicated talents, through our personal witness and united ministry that God is winning the trust and obedience of lost people everywhere!

You should think of us as Christ's servants, who have been put in charge of God's secret truths. The one thing required of such a servant is that he be faithful to his master. Now, I am not at all concerned about being judged by you or by any human standard; I don't even pass judgment on myself. My conscience is clear, but that does not prove that I am really innocent. The LORD is the one who passes judgment on me. So you should not pass judgement on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the LORD comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then everyone will receive from God the praise he deserves.