Dear God, This morning I am moved to pray for new Christians. Satan does not want them to be happy with their decision to follow you. He wants to trip them any way he can. Please, send a legion of guardian angels to surround them and protect them from harm and evil. Give them extra strength to reject the temptations that Satan sends their way. Help them to stand strong upon the Rock of their salvation and not to doubt. I pray for them and for all Christians to have faith that can move mountains, grace for the moment, and guidance for today and every day to come. I praise you and thank you, all-powerful, all-knowing God, full of grace and truth. In Jesus name I pray, amen. The Fallacy of Full-Time Christian Work TGIF Today God Is First Volume 1, by Os Hillman 03-19-2014 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. - Colossians 3:23-24 I didnt know you were in full-time Christian work, said my close friend as we were driving. I didnt realize that, she went on. I responded, Every person who has followed the will of God in their life is in full-time Christian work. God calls some to the mission field, others to be accountants, and others to be advertising executives, and still others to be construction workers. God never made a distinction between sacred and secular. In fact, the Hebrew word avodah is the root word having the same meaning of work and worship. God sees our work as worship. We have incorrectly elevated the role of the Christian worker to be more holy and committed than the person who is serving in a more secular environment. Yet the call to the secular workplace is as important as any other calling. God has to have His people in every sphere of life. Otherwise, many would never come to know Him because they would be separated from society. I learned this lesson personally when I sought to go into full-time service as a pastor in my late twenties, only to have God thrust me back into the business world unwillingly. This turned out to be the best thing He could have done for me, because it was never His will for me to be a pastor. He knew I was more suited for the workplace. We are all in missions. Some are called to foreign lands. Some are called to the jungles of the workplace. Wherever you are called, serve the Lord in that place. Let Him demonstrate His power through your life so that others might experience Him through you today and see your vocation as worship to His glory. Today God Is First (TGIF) devotional message, Copyright by Os Hillman, Marketplace Leaders. Share Prime Time With A Friend Recommended Resource From Bible studies to baby-sitting, from visiting the sick to exercise groups, from funeral dinners to improvement classes, from serving communion to being a greeter, this guide demonstrates ways in which women can serve in their own areas of giftedness. It presents a fair way of organizing so that no one person or group of people is overworked. Any size church can employ the guidelines in Mastering Womens Ministry and reap the benefits of involving many more women in service and leadership than ever before.
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