Student Leadership D

The Building Blueprint

Now as Master Builders, how do we ensure that the components we work with will not be burned up, as described in 1 Cor 3:15?

We must refer to our Building Blueprint (The Word of God)

Heb 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”

Ps 1:1-3 “How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.”

Ps 119:9-16 “How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You. Blessed are You, O Lord; Teach me Your statutes. With my lips I have told of All the ordinances of Your mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches. I will meditate on Your precepts And regard Your ways. I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not forget Your word.”

Ac 17:10-11 “The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.”

Jn 17:17 “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.”

If the Christian is not actively engaged in the listening (Rom 10:17), reading (Rev 1:3), studying (Ac 17:11), memorizing (Ps 119:9,11), and meditating (Jos 1:8) of Scripture and putting into action (Jm 1:22), facets of the Christian purpose which result in a renewed mind (Rom 12:2), sufficiently equipped to take up crosses daily (Lk 9:23), the results of our labor on a regular basis, we are in danger of forsaking the costly grace by which we were purchased with the blood of the God-man, Jesus (Ac 20:28, 1 Cor 6:20; 7:23). We are in danger of pursuing a cheap grace that does not call us into submission unto God, that does not call us to repent of our pride, selfishness, and idolatry, that does not shape into Christlikeness, but rather attempts to shape God into our likeness.

Takeaway

As disciples of Jesus, called to be like Jesus (Lk 6:40),

We are called for the purpose of being Master Builders

There are consequences to not seeking mastery of the trade

Our growth in the trade (growing in character, knowledge, and application) is directly sourced to our exposure to and living out of the Building Blueprint (Word of God)