MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Friday May 1, 2020
Topic: The Faithful Stewards
Text: 1 Corinthians 4:1 – 6
Our
bible reading for the day was the response to the evaluation of humans by the
Corinthians. Although the term ‘servants’ (1 Corinthians 4:1) denotes
subordination, “stewards” (1 Corinthians 4:2) emphasizes privilege and
responsibility. The call to leadership is a call to a pure and trustworthy
character (1 Corinthians 4:2). The Corinthians acted as if they were the judges
at the last day, but they had judged much too early (1 Corinthians 4:5, “before
the Lord returns”).
Their
judgments of Christians were not for edification, but to put a final tag of
good or bad, in or out, on the ones they judged. It was a non-ministry judgment
that had its source in pride. This is very common even among us Christians of
today. According to Family Bible Notes, “Fidelity to God and to the souls of men, in
rightly dispensing the truths of the gospel, and in enforcing them by a
uniformly holy and consistent example, is required of all ministers of Christ.”
This is the emphasis of Paul in verse 1 Corinthians 4:2.
“If a
man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets as Michelangelo
painted or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare, poetry. He should sweep
streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here
lived a great street sweeper who did his job well” so says Dr. Martin
Luther King Jnr.
As we
celebrate Workers’ Day, it is appropriate to evaluate our calls as servants of
whatever category we may be. How faithful are you in your job? Do you do it so
well as Martin Luther Jnr. suggested? We should remember that our call is to be
faithful first to God and then to our employer. May God, grant us that grace in
Jesus name.
Food for Thought: The supreme quality required in a steward is fidelity to his
trust.
Memory verse: 1 Corinthians 4:2
Prayer:
Lord God, help me never to betray the trust you have reposed on me. 
