WORK

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,

as working for the Lord, not for human masters,”

Colossians 3:23

 

 

Imagine a conversation at work with your boss going something like this –

“Hi Bob, what are you going to complete today?”

“Well boss, I thought I would begin and end my shift just visiting with co-workers so that I can make some social contacts for when I am not at work.

Then, I figure I will spend most of my day watching maintenance work and hope it is entertaining for me. After all, I don’t come to work to actually WORK, I am here to be entertained.”

How long do you think you would be employed by that company?

Did you hear the sound of the slamming door as you are escorted out?

And yet are we sometimes guilty of doing just that when we gather together as the church?

Some go to make social contacts.

Some go to be entertained.

Do you go to work?

Yes, I just used that dirty four letter word that should never be used for church:

W-O-R-K!

Let me change the word to soften it.

Do you go to minister?

Am I saying ministry isn’t a joy? No!

Am I saying ministry is void of anointing? Of course not!

Am I saying we work to earn our salvation? You know better than that!

But Jesus said: “Go ye into all the world…and make…”

“Go”, “Make”, “Do”

Those sound like working words to me.

The next time an opportunity to come together with fellow believers presents itself take time to ask the Lord to use you to accomplish His purposes.

Not simply to use others to minister to you.

Not that’s a stretching we all can use!