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“I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase” (1 Corinthians 3:6).
It is a great privilege to work for the Lord, and often God uses different believers to take part in the same work. Paul had been the one who began the work of the Lord in Corinth, and he stayed there a year and a half, preaching and teaching. But Apollos was involved too, and later he followed up on Paul’s work in Corinth. Later Titus went to Corinth as well, and was used of the Lord there.
As we see in this verse, the important thing to remember is not the servant that the Lord might use in any given place, but rather that it is the Lord who gives the blessing. Paul uses the analogy of planting and watering. One person might plant and another might add water, but ultimately it is only the Lord that can make something grow. So it is with the Lord’s work; we may plant and water, but it is the Lord that makes the Word grow. He must have all the glory.
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