God's Building

Text: 1 Cor 3:9

"For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, you are God's building."

You became God's building on the day you became born again. Just as with every physical building, the foundation was laid when you believed the gospel and accepted Jesus into your life. This of course is a remarkable thing(Luke 15 :10). But the question is: Is that all there is to it? Of course not! Anyone that stops building a house only at the foundation level cannot be commended. So much work has to be done to ensure that the building turns out to be a masterpiece at the end of the construction.

Looking at Apostle Paul's illustration in 1Cor 3:9-17,we see that as builders working on ourselves as individuals and on all the people God has ordained for us to nurture and to build, we must be careful. In verse 12, Paul mentions materials like gold, silver, precious stones, wood hay and stubble needed for the building. A close look at the materials show that while some of the materials have great value, others don't. All these materials are metaphors for the quality of input we make in our lives and that of others to grow as we move on in the faith.

In verse 14 & 15, he says fire will try our work, that is, the building we are working on. The fire here refers to the trials,persecutions and distress faced. See also 1 Peter 1:6,7.

The quality time spent in prayer, study of the word, holiness, in fact our overall devotion to God will determine if we as God's building will be able to stand the test of time. Deliberate and conscious effort must be made as we live for God because destruction and loss of eternal reward is the result of a Christian life not well built and strong enough to stand the fire. Take heed, brethren.

Shalom