Pam's Perambulation

There are many stages in the process of getting something from its raw state to something of use.

If we think of biscuits (something I often do!!), there are the farmers, who plant the crops, to grow wheat, sugar and cocoa; the people who harvest those crops; those who process the raw materials; those who dream up the recipes; the people who mix it together; the bakers; the packers; the fork lift truck drivers; the delivery people; the warehouse staff; the shelf stackers; the check out staff – which one of them is more important?

No one person or stage is any more important, they are all a part of the process, and all need to play their role.

Having made a choice to go God’s way rather than our own way, we have to get on with it.

The choices we make should be visible in our lives – and not just by us talking about them.

Paul gets very frustrated with the Corinthian church.

They claim to have chosen God’s ways, yet are behaving in a very childish way.  They are more concerned about whose “gang” they are in, than they are about God who is behind it all.    It matters not whether the people came to faith through Paul or Apollos – it is the God in whom that faith is in that is important.  Paul and Apollos might have planted the seeds, but it is the plants that are growing that matter.

Each one does the work God gives them to do.  It doesn’t matter what part of the work it is.

Petty squabbles have a habit of taking us away from the real purpose.  We can focus on the nitty-gritty, not on the reason for what’s being done.

Unfortunately, in the church petty squabbles and jealousies take us away from doing what God asks of us.  We’re focusing on ourselves, and not on him.  We are partners together working in God’s field, whichever bit of it he has asked us to do – let’s just get on with it.

Thank you God

that you invite us to take any part in your work.

Help us not to be looking over our shoulder

at what others are doing,

but doing what you’ve asked us to do

with care.

Thank you that it is all your work.

Help us to play the part you ask of us

and get on with it!

In your name.

~ by pamjw on February 9, 2011.

Posted in calling, God
Tags: 1 Corinthinas 3:1-9, Doing