Friday, 25 November 2011
Be Faithful!
Dr RJ Sing
“Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”
Paul said that he and the apostles were the “servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God” (1 Corinthians 4:1). Ezra and his men were told: “Deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles entrusted to you for worship in the temple of your God” (Ezra 7:19).
What a stewardship we have! Just as the precious gold and silver articles of the Temple were entrusted to Ezra, so we have been entrusted with the deep secrets of the doctrines of God: justification, sanctification and glorification. “It is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful” (1 Corinthians 4:2), and we are to treasure the truths we have been given by the Holy Spirit. No careless hands touched the precious Temple articles, but they were carefully preserved and protected until they reached Jerusalem.
We must carry the truths of the Christian faith, viewing them as more precious than gold, silver or diamonds. Let us hold the gifts, doctrines and ministries we have received with faithful hands, and one day we will deliver them safely in the new Jerusalem to Him who entrusted us!
From the November 2011 issue, themed “I Must Experience 1000 Times More”.
