Word for Wednesday: Ministry

Last… month(!), we talked about being useful to the Lord, and one major point was how not many mighty or noble according to the flesh are called to the use of God (note that this describes works or positions, not people). Ironically, in Christian circles today, we seek those high, honorable, and notable works and positions. Truly, these are things important and not disregarded in the sight of God, for He does call people to these works.

But what do we think of when we think of serving God? Ministers, intercessors, preachers, authors, speakers, worship leaders, the like. But what does God think serving Him is? He looks even to the littlest things; He wants us to serve Him even without the knowledge of others, but also to proclaim Him and His mighty acts to people.

Jesus talks about “the reward” in Matthew 10:

“He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”

God has called His prophets, evangelists, and apostles to their work. He has also called every righteous man to his work. But He sees when the least of us perform the most menial tasks with His heart, when we minister to the prophets, evangelists, and apostles. I recall the incident in Acts 10, when Peter was alone on the rooftop, praying. But he became hungry! The family of Simon the Tanner, who had also provided shelter for the apostle Peter, was providing his food! Think of it– all the apostles were very much occupied with the advancement of the gospel and the strengthening of the churches– somebody else had to feed them! Jesus said that whoever receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward, and that whoever so much as gives a cup of cold water to a little one shall receive his reward. He considers it a worthy, noble work to support and help those people devoted to full-time ministry of the Word.

So that’s the thought for today! This week’s WFW was obviously short and sweet, so if you haven’t got enough, check out last week’s as well if you haven’t already. We extensively covered an extremely crucial topic, that of salvation, what it is and what it means, and how you know you have it! If you’re a new visitor, I’d love to hear from you!

Today’s topic reminded me of two Christian comedy videos my sister and I got a great kick out of. They’re hilarious, with a good point! Get your Word and your laugh in for the day!