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Work While It Is Day

By H. E. Phillips

Work is an important word in Christianity as well as in any other endeavor. Without work no progress is made and no goal is achieved. Jesus said: “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work” (John 9:4). Solomon wrote by the Spirit: “By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through” (Eccl. 10:18).

The word of God both commands work of the right kind and forbids idleness. When one does not do the work that should be done as a child of God, he disobeys two commands of God: the one which requires him to be busy in the service of his Master, and the one which forbids him to be idle and lazy. This is applicable to us today in worship and in preaching the gospel of Christ. How little work we really do by comparison to what we could do and should do.

Usually when we speak of “working” for the Lord we have something in mind that makes a big show before our brethren and the world. We think of big ideas and the spending of large sums of money in a variety of places as doing great “works” for the Lord. In reality much of this sort of work is displeasing to the Lord because it is characterized by the spirit of the Pharisees who loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. Take away the personal praise and vain glory and the works would stop.

What we need is individually converted workers who live and teach the truth of God daily to all with whom they come in contact. Get busy and do the work of God to His glory!

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