Let’s stop comparing and competing and just follow Jesus and serve Him and His Kingdom!

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Paul writes 1 Corinthians to bring correction to the church in Corinth. Paul loved the church and wanted them to be followers of Christ. In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul addresses a problem that still affects Christians and the church today. The problem of comparing and competing with one another.

People were dividing and going into the idea of what man am I following. In verse 4 – the people were saying “I am a follower of Paul and others were saying, I am a follower of Apollos.”

Paul addresses this worldly mindset in the rest of 1 Corinthians 3: 5-9; “After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. It’s not important who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work. For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building.”

Why do we compare and compete with one another? It really has nothing to do with us! Ministries do not belong to us! Churches do not belong to us. People do not serve us! As followers of Jesus, we are followers of Jesus and not man! As followers of Jesus, we are serving Jesus! It is all about Jesus!

Let’s stop comparing and competing and follow Jesus and serve Him and His Kingdom!

“Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these other things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Pastor Ronald Squibb has been the International Christian Center (ICC) Lead Senior Pastor at State‎n Island, New York, since 2011. He draws on many experiences from his over 40 years as a pastor and from significant emotional experiences.

His new book, Following the Journey with Jesus, which he co-authored with Daniel McNaughton, was recently published and is receiving rave reviews. The daily devotion appears in this publication.