Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries (I Corinthians 4:1)
Servants and stewards. That is what we are as followers of Jesus. We are serve Christ by serving others. We are stewards of the revelatory nature of God. What then does this mean?
As servants it means that we live for the benefit of others first. In doing so, we are modeling our life after Jesus. This will invite us into loving others and forgiving others in ways that may not feel natural or without difficult. Still, we dare to do so with the promise of the Spirit's help.
As stewards, we recognize that all that we have and all that we are is gift and grace! We are stewards of what God has freely given to us out of love -- our unique abilities and talents, our treasure, and our time. God indeed works in mysterious ways, but here is how this works?
The ways of God are unveiled and revealed to us, often when we least expect it or consider it. This means that where we may not see ourselves as doing something for God's purpose, that may be exactly what God is doing in us and through us. Being stewards of the mysteries of God is that we are willing to do and be about the work of the Kingdom trusting that God is up to something in us and through us. Period.
You may be working at McDonalds, or as a lawyer, or as a teacher, or on the road crew for VDOT. God can and does and will use you -- perhaps mysteriously to you -- to achieve God's purposes. We may never even know what God was up to, but believe me, God is up to something -- always!
Mysterious, yet ever near Lord, help us to live as servant and steward in trust your ways. Amen.
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