"Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. In this case, moreover, it is required of stewards that one be found trustworthy." v. 1-2
"Therefore, do not go on passing judgement before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God." v.5
"For the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power." v.20
I love this verse meaning: Spiritual character is measured not by the impressiveness of words, but in the power of the life.
Paul is talking in this chapter about what is required of himself, Peter, Apollo, etc., to preach and be leaders of the church. But obviously these same measurements are for us as well.
I remember a story once about letting Jesus come into the rooms of your heart, like you let company come into your home. You let them into all the rooms except the one - or the closet - that holds all the junk, that is messy and disorganized and hides one you don't really want to reveal to a visitor. However, unlike visitors to our home, we need to let Jesus into the darkness closet to help us clean up our motives and our hidden agenda or whatever it might be. We need Him to walk a life of power.
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