MinistryMessages
April 12, 2018
This entry is part [part not set] of 2576 in the series Daily Words for the Christian Life
Holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.
—Philippians 2:16
Paul compared his labor among the Corinthians to that of a farmer, saying, “I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth” (1 Cor. 3:6). Whatever farmers gain can easily be lost if they do not maintain it. The thorns and thistles seem to pop up again as soon as they turn their backs. It is not easy. It requires wisdom and much labor.
Adapted from Philippians: That I May Gain Christ,
by Titus Chu; page 134.
Tomorrow: “Laboring for a Reward” (5)