Work and Favor

 Scripture:

“But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

Paul got a lot accomplished for the kingdom! He accomplished great things for the Kingdom of God. In his own words, he said that what he was, it was because God poured our special favor on him. He also worked harder than anyone else. He believed that you work as hard as you can and God takes care of the rest. Without God working with us we are useless, but when we work with Him, the potential is unlimited.

Application:

As Mark Batterson often remarks, “We must work like it’s all on us and pray like it’s all on God.” The combination of God’s grace and favor, along with good hard work, is powerful. We must be willing to do our part, and God will do His part. We can accomplish so much more than we think when we worked hard and pray hard.

Prayer:

Father, teach me the balance of hard work and trusting God. I want to live that balance well. I want to be diligent about You and Your kingdom. I want to accomplish all You have laid out for my life. I also know I need Your grace and favor for that to happen. Pour out Your grace and favor on my life and show me what I need to be working on. 

Yours Forever,

Jeff