Working for The Lord
“For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder,
which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And
when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his
vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in
the marketplace, And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and
whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out
about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour
he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye
here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He
saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that
shall ye receive.”
(Matthew 20:1-7)
Today’s Morsel: One of the
questions on the minister’s application for ministerial licensure is, 'are you
employed?' And if so, 'how many hours do you work per week?' I am
often surprised by the number of hours some of them say that they work.
And I think to myself where they will find time to do ministry. And then
I think, maybe it is not how many hours they put in but rather how much they
are putting into the hours. I guess that if what they are doing is unto
the Lord, then they are putting all their effort into the hours and they will
have the time for ministry and do a good job as well. But on the other
hand, if it is about the number of hours only, someone is going to wear away
quickly. Do you give your employer an honest day’s work for your
pay? If you owned the company where you work, would you be pleased with
your productivity or would you fall short? Paul, writing to the church at
Colossi, stated, “Servants, obey in all things your
masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in
singleness of heart, fearing God: And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily,
as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the
reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth
wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect
of persons”
(Colossians 3:22-25). Let’s give God and our employer
our very best! Everything we do is for the Lord.
Sing: Jesus use me, O’ Lord don’t refuse me,
for surely there’s a work that I can do. Even though it’s humble, Lord,
help my will to crumble, though the cost be great, I’ll work for You.
Thought For Today: It’s not how many
hours you put in, but how much you put into the hours.
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