He Is Profitable

"Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry."  II Timothy 4:11.  The most important thing in the life of Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ, was the ministry.  God had called him to proclaim the good news of salvation.  There has never, nor will there ever be, enough ministers of the gospel.  All of God's children today are called into the ministry.  God calls men to serve others.  That is to be the great task of our life.  Paul wanted Mark to come to him because he was profitable.  Are we profitable to God?  God uses us to work His purpose in the world.  Everyone is either profitable or unprofitable.  We are to bear fruit for God.  We are to be useful to His cause.  We must ever strive to make a difference.  The world needs those who will minister to others both physically and spiritually.  Our ministry is to use the talent that we have and the opportunity that we have.  Profitable servants of God are rewarded by God.  Unprofitable servants are denounced by God.