First, he focuses his attention on the most important physical portion of the church, its people. Second, he focuses on the importance of working together, of corporate, cooperative action. And finally, Paul directs our attention to the assurance we have of divine involvement in the work. Paul then goes on to tell us the eternal results of what we do for the Lord, and stresses that much depends on the way we work for Him, what we are willing to do for Him, where we are willing to go for Him, what we will say for Him, and the reasons for which we work with and for God. The destiny of men and of nations is always being decided.
Every generation is strategic.
God will hold us responsible as to how well we fulfill our responsibilities to this age and take advantage of our opportunities. There are a lot of Christians who are doing nothing. But there are no Christians who have nothing to do. We must first recognize certain facts which Paul shares with the church here. Paul begins this passage with these words, indicating the importance he placed on the people of the church.