Fellow workers
“For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.” 1 Corinthians 3:9
I really appreciate this verse because it reminds me once again that I am not alone in my labor for the Lord. God has a plan and has a place for me in His kingdom work. This passage is wonderful because it shows that we work right alongside with God. He hasn’t left us here to figure it all out on our own. He is working in and through us! The phrase “fellow worker” actually means co- worker or colleague. It means we are working on the same project together, the Kingdom of Heaven. We are called by God to work right beside Him building and increasing His Kingdom. What a privilege and honor it is to be a fellow worker with God our Father.
When we were born again, we receive Jesus as Savior, yes, and we became part of God’s family, but we also became a fellow worker with Him. He began right away training us up by working right beside us, empowering us to get in the place of growth and surrounding us with others that help keep us close to Him. Amazingly, because we have always done things our own way, we often start out in our walk with God thinking we can continue down that same path and bring God with us. The truth is, once Jesus is the Lord of our lives, He is the one that is leading now, and we follow His path. We don’t have to get His blessing on our plan because His plan is already blessed. We just need to be a doer of His word to begin walking with Him day by day. As we do, He leads us in His perfect path of righteousness.
Today’s reading talks about the grace God has given us to build His kingdom and step into the place as a brick in the house of the Lord. Jesus laid the foundation along with the Holy Spirit. Now we are building on that foundation and our works are the evidence of our labor. What we are building will be put through the fire and tests of life. All that is pure and done according to His way of love will remain. Any selfish ambition will be burned off and fade away forever. Work with your Heavenly Father in such a way that your labor lasts for all eternity.
Today I want to encourage you to examine your heart’s motive. Are you in your called position? Are you walking on God’s blessed path, or trying to get Him to bless your plans? We are fellow workers with God when we focus on continuing the building He started long ago. We have a firm foundation built by Jesus the chief cornerstone. Now we are working with God to complete this project! Discover your place today by asking God where you fit into His plan.
Today’s scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 3:9-17
9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.
10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.
11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is.
14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward.
15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
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