eMseni Methodist Church

Daily Devotions for Tues 16 Jun 2026

Read - 1 Corinthians 4:14-21

“For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church”. v 17

In this chapter Paul raised the fact that the Apostles are servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. He further raised the requirements of a steward, as faithfulness. Paul had made it a point to teach one and the same teaching to all churches he visited or wrote to. He further mentioned that he had sent Timothy, who was faithful to God, to them. Our calling is to be faithful to God not to individual human beings.

It is saddening sometimes when one sees or hears Christians openly declaring their loyalty to a certain leader and not to God, even worse when that leader seems to enjoy that loyalty and doesn’t point allegiance to God, not humans.
Timothy's duty to this church was to remind them, not of Paul's ways, but of what he taught them and practiced while he was among them - faith to God, good conduct both in speech and behaviour.

A good leader is one who leads by example. In verse 16 Paul urges them to imitate him, as he does in chapter 11:1. As leaders and Christians can we have that standard wherever we are? Our allegiance is to God, both in private and public.
Paul in 2 Tim 2:15 writes, "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth". We are called to this!

Prayer: Lord help us to be exemplary in both conduct and speech, so as to lead your people truthfully. Amen