Your Work Matters to God (1)

Your Work Matters to God (1)

..."My Father never stops working, and so I keep working, too." John 5:17

A salesman stopped to visit a client and was amazed to find a big dog emptying wastebaskets. 'All part of the job!' the dog said cheerfully. 'Does your boss know how fortunate he is to have a talking dog?' the salesman asked. 'No,' replied the dog, 'and don't tell him - or he'll have me answering phones next!' The Bible says, '...there is nothing better than to...find satisfaction in work...these pleasures are from...God' (Ecclesiastes 2:24 NLT). Max Lucado says, "Before God gave Adam a wife or child... He gave him a job in "the garden... to cultivate... and keep it" (Genesis 2:15 NAS)." God deems work worthy of its own engraved commandment: "You shall work six days, but on the seventh... you shall rest..." (Exodus 34:21 NAS). But emphasis on the day of rest can make us miss the command to work... your work matters to God... and society... Cities need plumbers. Nations need soldiers. Stoplights break. Bones break... Someone has to raisekids, raise cane, and manage the kids who raise Cain! Whether you log-on or lace-up... you imitate God... Jesus said, '..."My Father never stops working... so I keep working too"' (John 5:17 NCV). Your career consumes half your life. Shouldn't it broadcast God? Don't those 40-60 hours belong to Him too? The Bible never promotes work-a-holism as pain medication, but God calls the physically able to till the gardens He gives... So use your uniqueness (what you do), to make a big deal out of God (why you do it), every day of your life (where you do it).'