Monday Reading: Proverbs 27:23-27
Key Verse: Proverbs 27:27
27 And you shall have goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and a living for your young women.
Devotion:
One thing that we have to remember is that God has given us time on earth for a reason. That reason is certainly not to sit idle and do nothing, waiting for His return. That reason is to make sure that our time on earth is profitable for God. As long as we aim to work for the glory of God, He will continue to supply our daily needs for us and for our families.
Nothing that we can build up here on earth is going to be able to be taken with us when we go to be with Him so we should not aim to build up our earthly reserves, deposits or treasures for anything other than God’s ministry. There is certainly nothing wrong with earning money and our bibles teach us that we have to be good stewards with everything that God does allow into our lives. That means that if we do earn a lot we should make sure that we are looking after that which we do earn – it is a gift from God. The harder we work the more we will be able to earn – but working hard to aim for nothing more than a better life for our own selves is a bit short sighted!
We do not know when God will require us to go back to be with Him. By working for ourselves we are leaving His work undone and unfinished. Should we then find we are called back earlier than we imagined, we may well have to answer for all the work that we have yet to complete! God has given us a ministry here on earth. We may not know what that ministry is until He unfolds it gently before us but we always need to make sure that we are ready for what He would have us to do. We can do this by working in His will and in His house. We can do this by working with Him and with His servants. There are so many ways in which we can be working with Him right now that it is foolish to believe that He has not given us work to be doing right now.
Be a willing servant and live for God right here, right now!
Points to Ponder:
Who do you work for?
Are you leaving God out of your work?
