*DAILY DEW 2/JUNE/2022*
*DISCIPLESHIP, GATHERINGS & GROWTH* (II)
_Key Bible Text:_
*“For the equipping of the saints for the
work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to
the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect
[mature] man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ"* (Eph.
4:12–13)
_Bible Insight:_
If you had asked the apostle Paul what his goal was in serving God, he
would have said, “That we may present every man perfect [mature] in
Christ Jesus†(Col. 1:28). If you had asked him to describe the work of the
local church, he would have replied, “For the equipping of the saints for the
work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to
the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect
[mature] man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ†(Eph.
4:12–13).
*In spite of what some “success preachers†say, God’s goal for our lives is
not money but maturity, not happiness but holiness, not getting but giving.*
God is at work making people more like His Son, and that’s what Christian
service is all about. Your purpose in serving isn’t to build the biggest church
or Sunday school class, the greatest choir, or the most efficient band of
ushers. Your purpose is to build people of Christian character whom God
can bless and use to build others. You can use all kinds of gimmicks and
techniques to gather a crowd or build an organization, but that’s not the
same as building His church.
The key idea is maturity. The individual Christian is born into the family
of God and should mature and become more like Jesus Christ. As the
church body matures, it increases in size and takes on adult features and
adult responsibilities. It, too, becomes more like Christ. There’s no conflict
between size and maturity, although all bodies don’t mature exactly alike.
But where there’s life, there ought to be growth.
There’s nothing automatic about spiritual maturity. Paul had to pray for
believers, share the Word with them, warn them, even discipline them, to
bring them out of babyhood and into adulthood (1 Cor. 3:1–4). Paul wasn’t
always successful in helping people mature, nor will we be; but with the
Lord’s help, he did his best. If people failed to mature, the failure was theirs
and not Paul’s.
_MEDITATION:_
*“The danger is that we exploit people to get things done instead of
ministering to them so that what they’re doing helps them mature in Christ.
Remember, in God’s eyes, the worker is more important than the work. If
the worker is what he or she ought to be, the work will be done right and
will please God."*
*#Warren_W._Wiersbe*
*#Thursday_wisdomforliving*
*#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus*
*#Year_of_Big_Favours*
*#Daily_Dew_Devotional*
*#Guest_Message*
*#Hello_June* â¤
(Culled from _On Being A Servant of God_ )
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