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11-21-2007, 10:43 AM
Through Jesus then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God that is the fruit of our lips that gives thanks to His name. And do not neglect doing well and sharing with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. (Hebrews 13:15-16 — New International Version)
You may wonder how you can do what this verse asks you to? You tell yourself, "I don’t work with other Christians, for a church, or for a Christian business or organization. How can I praise and worship God where I work? I mean, what I do has no eternal meaning or significance."
I read of a story about a young man who, while in college, worked as the copy boy in the library. A very non-glamorous job, one that surely had no eternal meaning, but this young man decided to become the best copy boy that he could be. He used the time, as the job of copying was not brain intensive, to think about and worship God. He grew to love having to go to his little cubby hole to work. When he left the school had to hire three new people to do the same quantity of work that he did.
What this young man learned was everything we do is worship when we do it for God. When we live this way we are displaying His face, His nature, as we go. The question is not what you do for a living, but who you do it for. Do you, in your heart, work for God or for man? Your calling is to turn your place in life into a place of true worship. Whatever you do, do it in a way that will reflect God’s heart to those around you. Your calling is to worship as you live your life.
So this Thanksgiving be content with God. Be continually grateful for what He has done for you, what He has taught you, and all that He has given you. He has given you a great bounty—life, breath, work, home, friends, family and all the beauty of His creation.
Live it with passion,
Pete Reinbold
You may wonder how you can do what this verse asks you to? You tell yourself, "I don’t work with other Christians, for a church, or for a Christian business or organization. How can I praise and worship God where I work? I mean, what I do has no eternal meaning or significance."
I read of a story about a young man who, while in college, worked as the copy boy in the library. A very non-glamorous job, one that surely had no eternal meaning, but this young man decided to become the best copy boy that he could be. He used the time, as the job of copying was not brain intensive, to think about and worship God. He grew to love having to go to his little cubby hole to work. When he left the school had to hire three new people to do the same quantity of work that he did.
What this young man learned was everything we do is worship when we do it for God. When we live this way we are displaying His face, His nature, as we go. The question is not what you do for a living, but who you do it for. Do you, in your heart, work for God or for man? Your calling is to turn your place in life into a place of true worship. Whatever you do, do it in a way that will reflect God’s heart to those around you. Your calling is to worship as you live your life.
So this Thanksgiving be content with God. Be continually grateful for what He has done for you, what He has taught you, and all that He has given you. He has given you a great bounty—life, breath, work, home, friends, family and all the beauty of His creation.
Live it with passion,
Pete Reinbold