Working For God

     Being in HR I deal with all sorts of employees. I hear, see, and evaluate whether an employee is a ‘good’ employee or a ‘bad’ employee. One thing that gets a person on the ‘bad’ list is not being able to apply knowledge. Some people learn the process, procedures, or the policies but they can’t apply it. Frustrated trainers will say things like, “you know this!”, “what did you learn?”, “we’ve gone over this many times”, “what do you not get?” . Still no progress is made. They simply do not trust themselves enough or they do not recognize the problem to remember the solution. These employees are doomed to be stuck in their position forever, demoted, or terminated. Somewhere along the way they have to ‘get it’ if they want to keep their job.
     If we applied the above to our walk with Jesus, what kind of 'employees' would we be? Jesus said that He was about His Father’s business. We should follow the lead of Jesus and be about our Father’s business as well. However, it seems there's a problem with the majority of Christians. Everything they hear in a sermon, or everything they read is just information to them. It doesn't appear that they apply it. Some don’t want to because it's too hard, some can’t recognize a problem coming, some can’t recognize Satan working, and some just don’t remember what they are taught. These Christians face a shallow life as a Christian. They will never experience the joy and love that comes from obedience and following the teachings of Christ. They won’t experience the victory of kicking Satan’s butt. They won’t experience deliverance from a trial. They won’t experience the peace of walking with Jesus down the path of blessings.
     What kind of 'employee' are you for God? There is no greater 'pay' than to work for God! Though we will never get fired from God, do we want to bring honor to him in the way we work? Think about what you have learned about God in the last month . . . how much of it did you apply to your life? Why learn about the ways of God if you are not going to apply them to your life? Don’t just be a hearer of the Word, be a doer! Apply your knowledge!

     Merely hearing God’s law is a waste of time if you don’t do what He commands. Doing, not hearing, is what makes the difference with God.

Romans 2:13