This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed (1 Corinthians 4:1).

Paul is talking about himself, Apollos, and the other apostles when he refers to, “Servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed,” so that line doesn’t apply to us.

Except that it applies to us.

Seriously, if Paul is pointing out that he is a mere servant entrusted with a gift–in other words, that he is not the one in power, not the one earning anything–how much more does that apply to us?

You’re his servant, Beloved.  Yes, his child and his friend and his Beloved, but also his servant.  And like a servant entrusted with the most precious thing his boss owns, you have been entrusted with the Gospel and all it entails.

Imagine entrusting your servant with your jewels, your Maserati, your yacht.

OK, so first I have to imagine having jewels, a Maserati, or a yacht, then I have to imagine having a servant.  Then I can imagine entrusting said servant with the aforementioned riches.

Actually, I wouldn’t even want a Maserati.  I only said that because I can’t spell Lamborgini…Lambourgini…Lamborguini…

See?

You have been given a great trust, Beloved.

Use it wisely.

Happy Thursday.