Colossians 1:25. "Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;" A MINISTER. It wasn't a choice he made; it was a call he received. God told him this fact, on the day he believed. Years passed by as God the Spirit unfolded to him, The Gospel of Christ, and what it would mean To those who heard it and the consequences it held. Some would accept the message and to the Spirit would yield. Others would oppose him and the preaching he gave. He was to preach the Word; God was the One who would save.
God has the right to expect His servants to respond to His call. All He saves by His grace are servants, but not all Are sent to minister the Gospel to the world at large. Those He does send have received a serious charge, To dispense what God gave and in turn, give it to men, That the Spirit of God would use it in convicting of sin. Then by preaching about Christ crucified, the Spirit can reveal The way of salvation, and those He saves, He seals.
A minister is not done when He has proclaimed the Gospel truth. To present the Word in its fullness means there is further worth To the Word of God, and he must bring it to completion. Not only are we saved and justified, but God intends sanctification To be a part of the servant's ministry so that those who hear, Will know that through life, God is with us and near When the pressures come on the people of God to conform to the world, There are resources at our disposal, and they're found in God's Word.
The servant of God is to serve the whole body. God intends every believer to be faithful and holy. We may not see the results of all we do and say, But God does, and perhaps will let us know in a future day, That what we said or did, had a far-reaching effect. Some may have been saved and others whom we least suspect, Were challenged to serve God in the place where they lived. And God will be glorified in the service they gave.
"I thank Thee Father, for allowing me to hear on occasions of the benefit received by ministry given, both in the Gospel and in teaching. May what Thy servant gives always be the truth, and may it always glorify Thee. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen."