This article is adapted from “Changing the Way
We Live and Work” from Preaching.com.
You can read the article in its entirety here.
When we come to know Jesus, our relationship with Him should
change the way we live and work.
Some believe the follower of Christ should remove him or
herself from the ordinary or worldly things in an effort to be holy or set
apart rather than setting apart the ordinary for the glory of God. Paul, in 1 Corinthians 10:31,
clearly supports this idea of doing everything to God's glory when he says,
"Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
The reality is, our lives and work matter to God. Coming
into a relationship with Christ may not mean we change what we do.
However, coming to know Christ does change how we do what we do.
Following Jesus changes how we live and work.
May we allow the presence and salvation of Jesus Christ in
our lives change the way we live and work. If we have lived wrongly, would we
"Bear fruits in keeping with repentance" (Luke 3:8). If we have
cheated anybody out of anything, would we "pay back four times the
amount" (Luke 19:6-8). May the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ change the
way we live and work!
Prayer: Almighty God our heavenly Father, You
declare your glory
and show forth Your handiwork in the heavens and in
the
earth: Deliver us in our various occupations from the service
of self
alone, that we may do the work you give us to do in
truth and beauty and for
the common good; for the sake of
Him who came among us as One who serves, your
Son Jesus
Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (The Book of Common Prayer, P. 261)
This article is adapted from “Changing the Way
We Live and Work” from Preaching.com.
You can read the article in its entirety here.
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