Cheap is Expensive 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 (NIV) By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each mans work.If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames. There is a mabati advertisement that comes on TV from which we can learn a valuable lesson as Christians. Two gentlemen meet at a hardware store and both are looking for roofing material to finish up their homes. One asks for a particular brand of mabati because he knows it is of good quality and durable. He does not even bother to ask for the price because he is after quality. The second man on the other hand is all about saving a few shillings and so he asks for a cheaper quality of mabati. Both customers are happy as they leave the hardware store. Fast forward to a few months later and it is the rainy season. The man who went for the cheaper mabati is busy in his house looking for containers to trap the rain because his house is leaking all over. The cheap mabati was not cheap after all because now it will cost him more. The one who choose quality on the other hand is busy enjoying a cup of tea in his house with nothing much to worry about. We are all builders and each one of us has the opportunity to choose the kind of material we shall build with. Building material comes in many shapes and forms and also different qualities. The more durable the material, the deeper you have to dig into your pocket. Each and every one of us has been given a foundation on which to build on, the foundation being Jesus Christ. We have the responsibility of choosing the kind of material we use to build with. So will you go for gold and silver or wood and straw? Many people are not willing to pay the price to build with expensive material. Expensive material will mean maintaining your purity and keeping your boundaries when everyone else says you don’t have to. It will mean not defiling yourself by sieving what you watch and where you go. Expensive material means letting go of some of the relationships that are pulling you behind. It will mean being diligent faithful and consistent in studying the word and prayer. It will mean being involved in the house of God, sharing the gospel and being an example in word and deed. It will mean listening an obeying the voice of God even when it seems absurd. It will mean not being with the status quo for the sake of honouring God. Are you willing to pay the price of building with such material? Or would you rather be shallow and use cheap material that may look appealing to others but it is not durable. Remember you are responsible for the kind of material you use to build you can not put that blame on someone else. Go for quality and pay the price because there is a fire that is coming to test what you have build and you don’t want to be left with a heap of ashes. PRACTICAL APPLICATION Choose wisely what you use to build today. Go for quality and yes it
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:31:48 +0000
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