LABOURER IN HIS VINEYARD
Memorise: Moreover it is required in
stewards, that a man be found faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:2
Are you a Christian worker? If you are not, desire to
be one. A Christian worker is a labourer in God’s vineyard. He could be a
spiritual leader occupying any of the ministerial offices or an Usher,
Chorister etc. in any case, a Christian worker is a steward. A steward can be
described as a person employed to manage the property of stewardship means
accepting responsibility to manage all the resources of life for the glory of
God, acknowledging God as the provider. As a manager, a Christian worker is a
spiritual leader. As a spiritual leader, the work of a Christian worker is an
enviable one, and God attaches great tasking, demanding and sacrificial.
Faithfulness in this service leads to greater and higher responsibility which
attracts fabulous and eternal reward. 1 Peter 5:4 say:
“And when the
chief Shepherd Shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not
away.”
Certain qualities are essential for Christian worker
or labourers in God’s vineyard. The basic qualification is salvation. Such a
person should also be faithful and available. A prospective Christian worker
should be one that is faithful to God, to his or her human leader and to the
assignment entrusted to his or her hands. A Christian worker should also be
available for service. The first need in God’s vineyard is availability (Isaiah
6:8). A Christian worker should be teachable. To serve in God’s vineyard, you
should be someone who can be taught by God and others. Socially, a Christian
worker should be of good behaviour. As a worker, you must be friendly and be of
good reputation among those within and without the church. To serve in God’s
vineyard, your life should have no grounds for reproach. Morally, a Christian
worker should be disciplined. If married, you should be close to your spouse
and remain faithful to your marital vows. A Christian worker should be sober
and clearheaded, that is, one who never drinks alcohol. Mentally, you must be
prudent to serve in God’s vineyard. Prudency refers to a balanced state of mind
resulting from habitual self-restraint. By implication, you should be
sound-minded and in control of every part of your person. On a personal
relationship level, a Christian worker should not be troublesome, but genial
and gentle; not contentious, but hospitable and a friend of strangers. He must
also be covetous. The Christian worker should also not be a novice or a baby in
Christ. Are you qualified to be a labourer in God’s vineyard?
Prayer Point
Pray for grace to be qualified as a
labourer in God’s vineyard.
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