Honoring God In Your Occupation
10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name…
~Hebrews 6:10a
“He (God) won’t forget. If you’re in a room, behind the scenes, serving in a hospice setting, the one whom you serve is too sick to say thank you and has long since forgotten some of the kindnesses of life, He will not forget your work as you take care of her or him. (If) you’re in a profession that gets a lot of flak, not a lot of credit, and very little glory, He will not forget your work. You’re serving the Lord Christ!
Let me pause here and add just another comment for you who work for others. This is your contribution to the life God has given you. He has ordained you to be in this role. Isn’t that a great thought?
…Our work is our ministry. (Here he gives an example of a man who said of his occupation that he was an ‘ordained plumber’) He got it! You’re ordained to do that work of plumbing and you do it like nobody else in the city. And you don’t watch the clock. And you don’t concern yourself with how cranky people are. You don’t get caught up in that. This is about your job, Christian.”
~Charles Swindoll
5-8 Servants, respectfully obey your earthly masters but always with an eye to obeying the real master, Christ. Don't just do what you have to do to get by, but work heartily, as Christ's servants doing what God wants you to do. And work with a smile on your face, always keeping in mind that no matter who happens to be giving the orders, you're really serving God. Good work will get you good pay from the Master, regardless of whether you are slave or free.
~Ephesians 6:5-8 (The Message)
~Hebrews 6:10a
“He (God) won’t forget. If you’re in a room, behind the scenes, serving in a hospice setting, the one whom you serve is too sick to say thank you and has long since forgotten some of the kindnesses of life, He will not forget your work as you take care of her or him. (If) you’re in a profession that gets a lot of flak, not a lot of credit, and very little glory, He will not forget your work. You’re serving the Lord Christ!
Let me pause here and add just another comment for you who work for others. This is your contribution to the life God has given you. He has ordained you to be in this role. Isn’t that a great thought?
…Our work is our ministry. (Here he gives an example of a man who said of his occupation that he was an ‘ordained plumber’) He got it! You’re ordained to do that work of plumbing and you do it like nobody else in the city. And you don’t watch the clock. And you don’t concern yourself with how cranky people are. You don’t get caught up in that. This is about your job, Christian.”
~Charles Swindoll
5-8 Servants, respectfully obey your earthly masters but always with an eye to obeying the real master, Christ. Don't just do what you have to do to get by, but work heartily, as Christ's servants doing what God wants you to do. And work with a smile on your face, always keeping in mind that no matter who happens to be giving the orders, you're really serving God. Good work will get you good pay from the Master, regardless of whether you are slave or free.
~Ephesians 6:5-8 (The Message)
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