DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

(KJV.)  1 CORINTHIANS 3:6-8

(6)  I have planted,  Apollos watered;  but God gave the increase.
(7)  So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
(8)  Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
(9)  For we are labourers together with God:  ye are God's husbandry,  ye are God's building.

WE ARE CARETAKERS 

Brethren, before birth, our Father gave each and every soul an assignment to perform on planet earth, and regardless of our nationalities, genders, religions or social backgrounds, there are gifts allocated in our innermost spirits; someday, when we sleep in death, we will be held accountable for what we did with our gifts and talents while on planet earth;  regardless of what we see other people do, we have to focus on what we have to do, and perform our duties diligently to the glorification of our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; for our Father is the giver, source of our gifts and doer of all things in his own sovereignty.

Apostle Paul encourages believers not to believe in people, but to know that it is our Father that chooses his useful vessels, use them mightily to glorify himself on earth, and without him, they can do nothing: he set himself as an example, by saying; (i)  I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase:  that is, he Paul planted the seeds, and Apollo watered the seeds; if our Father does not give life to the seeds, germinate them back to life, nothing will happen to the seeds, but they will rotten and die permanently within the soil;  therefore, it is our Father that works all things together for good through his chosen vessels of the vineyards; though we have gifts and talents to get his wills done, those gifts and talents are from him, and not from our own human imaginations; therefore, as believers, let us not get carried away after we might have done the will of our Father successfully and receive applause from men;  but rather give thanks to our Father for his help to accomplish those tasks, give all glories to him, he deserves our praises and adoration; (ii)  Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour:  we are all branches in the vineyard of our Father, with different gifts and talents, when we do what we are supposed to do diligently for his glorification, all things will come together and his plans will be accomplished successfully on planet earth;  therefore, let us endeavor to bring out whatever gifts and talents allocated in our innermost spirits, dedicate ourselves to the will of our Father, allow the Holy Spirit to work through our innermost spirits to accomplish our Father's plans on planet earth;  for there are earthly and eternal rewards, awaiting those who do his will according to their labors;  for it is written in book of Revelation, "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me,  Write,  Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.";  therefore, whatever we do on earth, whether good or bad, when we sleep in death, we will give accounts to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, accounts that we give to him, determines what our rewards and final destinations will be; whether, rewards of crown of glories in heaven's everlasting life or sorrows and torments in Hades eternal damnation;  today, we still have opportunities to make rightful choices to serve our Father as we serve others, and give him all the glory while still on earth;  (iii)  For we are labourers together with God:  ye are God's husbandry,  ye are God's building. yes we are!;  we cannot do our Father's will without him; whatever we do, we have to have him doing it with us; for we are his workers in his vineyards; some workers, cultivate soils, others do plants seeds, waters and watches the seeds to germinate good fruits, after, the harvesters come in to harvest the fruits; however, whether we are cultivators of soils or seed planters;  we are workers of the vineyard of our Father, and we cannot do anything else to make the seeds grow, but it is our Father who will make our planted seeds grow into good fruits, if we work together with him through the cultivation process;  we are all servants in the field of our Father's cultivation, both servants and fields are his habitation; therefore, when we use our god-given gifts and talents to do his will, let us use them wisely and truthfully, so that on the day of judgment, Jesus Christ may count us worthy to receive rewards of glories forevermore.

CONCLUSION:

Dearly beloved,  let us do all things to the glorification of our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; whether we cultivate soils, plant seeds or water plantations;  regardless of what we do, it is our Father who germinates the seeds into good fruits;  therefore, we are servants and caretakers in our Father's vineyard and together we are his habitation; we dwell in him and his Spirit indwells our souls;  therefore, it really does not matter what type of gifts we have, all gifts are special and given to work together to the glorification of our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; therefore, let us sharpen our gifts, use them diligently, become outstanding in what we do and the glory of our Father will shine brightly in our lives, the world will see his glory and join us to give him all glory forever and evermore.  Amen and Amen!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  Matthew 15:27;  For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.