5/6/2023 0 Comments Living earth rockwall![]() Therefore, both our place of work and our heart’s position at work need to reflect our dignity and obedience to God. It is a JOY, not a JOB, to be obedient to God to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, love our neighbor as ourselves, and go into all the world and make disciples.Įach person is created in the image of God and holds inherent dignity, and as His creator, God calls each person to work as if working as a representative of Christ. There is no exclusive job title necessary to be used by God. We see in Scripture that Moses was a government leader, Deborah was a judge, Paul was a tentmaker and Mary and Martha were homemakers.Įach of these heroes, boldly followed the call of the Lord, even in their different positions. Since the beginning of time, divisions of labor and trade of goods and services has been a consistent occupation for people across every era and time period.Ī workplace is anywhere work is performed-both outside and within the home. The ‘forest’ of government is full of ‘trees’ that are the individually elected and appointed officials who are tasked with representing the interests of their constituents and seeking wise counsel to make decisions to lead our country forward. Federal government influences the relationships with other nations for international commerce and military aide for our allies. Local government influences the buildings and schools that populate communities State government influences the operation of businesses and the roadways to get to them. In our country, our government has many sectors that perform many tasks. The book of Mark records the now famous words that Jesus uttered “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, render unto God what is God’s” to show that government has a use, but it is not our savior and cannot compete with our allegiance to Christ Jesus. History records several uprisings and rebellions against the Romans during the same time period, however, Jesus’ teachings primarily revolved around the Kingdom of God. ![]() In the days Jesus spent on earth, there was tension within the local Jewish leaders concerning the overlying occupation by the Roman government. ![]()
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