1 Timothy:1:12
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry.
For He has counted me Faithful: How re-markable, I mean we all know that Paul was once one who persecuted the believers, going an extra mile to get permission to do them harm , a blasphemer and injurious, nevertheless He was chosen, and here counted as faithful ( Gal 1:13)
Acts 9:1-2
¹MEANWHILE SAUL, still drawing his breath hard from threatening and murderous desire against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest ²And requested of him letters to the synagogues at Damascus [authorizing him], so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way [of life as determined by faith in Jesus Christ], he might bring them bound [with chains] to Jerusalem.
The Greek word for faithful is pistos which means trustworthy that is proved to be worth of trust!!
Amazingly ,regardless of who you think you are, with your misgivings, dark as it may seem , ugly as may be, If you are chosen. This signifies that God deems you as faithful because His grace is exceedingly rich, much more than what you And I can imagine.
If He counts you faithful, that only means, He trusts your stewardship. When God chooses you, he trusts you will do the good work of a Faithful servant.
1 Corinthians 4:1-2
¹Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. ²Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
It is required for a Stewart to be faithful, amazingly, we are chosen even before it is determined whether we be faithful!!
Be it much or little, God believes in You, He trusts that you will faithfully do that which He has commissioned unto You.
Ephesians 4:11 Shows the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers, to some the five fold ministry, to another the two fold , to one only one , how best are we using that to equip the church? It is one thing to have money and just keep it, it is another to grow it, likewise ,it is one thing to use your gift/ ministry for the edification of the church and another to sit on it and leave the church in a stagnant state. How will the church grow if there be no faithful teachers, how will the flock be guided if the pastor isn’t faithful to shepherd, how will they be inspired if there be redundant prophets. In the parable of the talents, the two faithful Stewards were rewarded with more : to He that is Faithful more will be given!
God’s faithfulness is evident in whoever he has gifted only You dare to serve Him.
Mathew 25:21
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
If He has counted us faithful, it’s up to us to prove faithful as teachers of the word, prophets , evangelists, pastors, name it, whatever has been committed unto our hands , the Goal is Christ made manifest, equipping the saints , and drawing souls to Christ, being committed unto His work. He that trusts you has confidence that You will do that which is required, if it’s teaching He trusts you will teach effectively, if it’s pastoring, He trusts You will do it best, if it be prophesying , surely who better than you to inspire and edify.
You are equipped with Gods grace, use it.
Prophetic Declaration:
I am counted faithful by Grace, I will be found faithful, effectively operating in my Gods gift in me for the building, edification, extoling, equipping the body of Christ.
Guiding Text:
Luke 19:12-27
¹²He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. ¹³So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’ ¹⁴“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’ ¹⁵“He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it. ¹⁶“The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.’ ¹⁷“‘Well done, my good servant!’ his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’ ¹⁸“The second came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned five more.’ ¹⁹“His master answered, ‘You take charge of five cities.’²⁰“Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. ²¹I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’ ²²“His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow? ²³Why then didn’t you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?’ ²⁴“Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’ ²⁵“‘Sir,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’ ²⁶“He replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what they have will be taken away. ²⁷But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”