Faithful in Service

“Therefore, brothers, be the more diligent to make your calling and selection firm, for doing these things you shall by no means ever stumble.” (2 Peter 1:10, RecVer)

Faithfulness is what God requires from His servants. Yet, this faithfulness is of God, which through the exercise of our spirits, we can gain the God of faith to become our faithfulness. Faithfulness is the one quality of life I require from all the serving ones in my area of service as I myself exercise faithfulness in my service. Interestingly, my wife gave me a Chinese name on our wedding day which literally means faithfulness. I trust my faithfull God to be my faithfulness in all my relationship with Him, with my wife, with all the saints, and also in all my services.

One of our serving ones has been found to be lacking in certain aspects of his service. Time and again, the matter about his lag in his service has been reported to me. Atleast, for a couple of times, we have had fellowship with him in love as brothers concerning his service. In all our fellowship, he accepted his shortages and amen all our fellowship without any argument. Yet, in course of time, the very matters that we fellowshipped with him has to be repeated again and again as he also has family issues that has been bogging him in his service.

The past week, I received a report face to face from another serving one about his lagging behind in his responsibilities. Then, another serving one reported about his lag again. When the matter was brought to me, I felt good to bring him online over a conference call. Instead of discussing about a person behind his back, I prefer to talk to him directly and let him speak from his viewpoint too. Therefore, we had a conference call for over an hour and finally settled the matter.

My heart has never been to fire any serving ones for whatever reason. I don't believe in making an impromptu and harsh decision. I would hear from the person directly whatever he has to say. And then consider carefully what is in the Lord’s mind concerning the matter and the person himself. Then, in fellowship, I would hear from my coordinators what they have to say. And only if the Lord gave me a clear word I will take decision. Otherwise, I would wait and wait until I am clear of what to do in the official position the Lord has sovereignty placed me in. In fact, I fear God so as not to misrepresent Him in anyway or in any matter. I fear God not to abuse the official position He has granted me with.

I trust the Lord that through this kind of fellowship, the said serving one could be shepherded and be recovered in His function in the Body assigned by the Head Christ. Indeed, the Lord anointed our fellowship and he took the points of fellowship positively. Thus, my brother has been shepherded and restored in His function.

Today, we, the serving ones in the distribution, prayed and fellowshipped together. Our prayer was that our calling and selection be made firm and that we be diligent in all our official responsibilities. I do believe, the Lord is pleased to hear this kind of prayer. 

“Or service, let us be faithful in that service; or he who teaches, in that teaching;” (Romans 12:7, RecVer)

Lord, preserve us all serving ones to be faithful in the services You assigned to us by Your own faithfulness.