"Think on us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries." 1 Corinthians 4.1
Whoa! Servants?
Last thing Americans want to be called is 'servants'. Downtown Abbey has lots of servants and we may not be as rich as the rich guys, but we are just as good. Really, can't those folks manage to dress themselves?
So what do we do with this call to be servants........wait for it.... of Christ? Who is way above us. Who worked so hard it took his life to bring about the new world God wants for us. Who promises to walk with us wherever we are called to go.
We are called to serve in Christ's name, bringing with us the same new life he brought, and we bring it to those most in need of new life, or any kind of life at all.
This is our primary task as servants of Christ: to make known the mysteries of God. That is our stewardship: to be sure that Jesus' story is told in words and most importantly, in deed so that folks might get to know this God of love. We don't claim to understand all the details, but here is the mystery: God so loved this world and all who are in it, God sent us Jesus to show us what that looked like. No death could hold this Jesus; God's life was greater than death.
Stewardship: guarding, protecting, managing, sharing, working. Making sure that the valuable treasure we have access to is used wisely in Christ's name. Working to get God's good word out to the people.
Jesus invites us into discipleship, and when we take up that invitation we become servants and stewards for a lifetime. For an eternity. Thanks be to God.
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