God Working Attitude
God's Attitude About Work
The Bible says, "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. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism. - Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven." (Colossians 3:23 - 4:1)
I would propose to you, working as doing our work unto Christ will make you and I a witness for the Lord that surpasses the average wage earner, that causes people to take note of the life we live in obedience to the written Word of God. The heart of the average employee is more influenced by a world view rather than having the mind of Christ, as the Bible tells you and me to have. (1 Corinthians 2:10-16)
There are many passages of Scripture that specifically speak about work, with a key truth being, "Six days you shall labor and do your work." (Exodus 20:9) This command comes from God who sets the example before us as being a worker. The Bible says, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1) By the end of the sixth day He made the sun and moon, all the living creatures, everything on this earth for Him and us to enjoy. "And God saw that is was all good." (Genesis 1:25)
There is nothing more than a great biker would love to do, take a long vacation, making the long motorcycle ride - touring and seeing everything God has created. Imagine, if everyone person were a specialist in landscaping, they could not get done what God has created, especially in six days. Even the best doctors and vets cannot create human beings or animals. No matter how smart and gifted they are, they cannot sustain life for eternity. When all is said that can be said, all is done that will be done, this earth as we know it will be burned up. God will create a new heaven and a new earth. (Isaiah 65:17; Revelation 21:1)
The Book of Psalms says, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1) Jesus said, "My Father is always at His work to this very day..." (John 5:17) Dr. Charles Mayo of the famous Mayo Clinic once said, "There is no fun like work." The writer of the Book of Ecclesiastes wrote, "...there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot..." (Ecclesiastes 3:22)
The key steps to doing our Labor As Unto Christ is to have a thankful enjoyment of God's gifts, seeing your job as a discharge from God, knowing God is going to bring all things under His judgment, (Ecclesiastes 11:9) and not seeing your job as simply and money seeking opportunity. (Ecclesiastes 5:10-17) The book of Exodus reminds us that is the Lord who gives different abilities to achieve things and perform certain tasks. (Exodus 31:3) The writer of the Book of Thessalonians tells us, "if anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat." (2 Thessalonians 3:10) According to Jesus Christ - God is always at His work. The right heart reflection, we should always consider all we do as doing it for the approval of God.
