Tuesday, August 7, 2012

"So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building." -- 1 Corinthians 3:7-9

This week, with my church, I am focused on the Lord's Prayer.  And this verse echoes beautifully the prayer we say when we utter the words, "Thy Kingdom come..."  For we are, as Paul says, God's "fellow workers"... we pray for the coming of God's Kingdom, and we are the ones through which God works to bring that kingdom about.  Remember that you are the hands and feet of Christ.  You are employed in the service of your king to bring the kingdom about.  Who is your king?

Readings:  Ezra 5:1-6:22; 1 Corinthians 3:5-23; Psalm 29:1-11; Proverbs 20:26-27