Greetings everyone. Two words dropped into my spirit “SKILLED WORK” so here we go! Oh give thanks unto the Lord for He is good yes He is good and so very worthy of our praise. As I sit here this morning browsing through the Old Testament, some things hit my spirit and I believe that is where the Lord wants me to share from today so get ready for it.
Today’s Prayer
(If after reading this prayer you find that it hits your spirit the same way, make this personal for you and pray it from your heart)
Father, Here I am, in awe of Your tremendous love and power. As the word says in Romans 8; I too am persuaded that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any power, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate me from Your love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. My identity is not in my job, my profession, nor any other thing, but in You. I am convinced that no matter what happens, I am a precious human being in Your sight and Your love, grace, and mercy will always sustain me. Thank you so much Father. In Jesus’ wonderful name I pray, Amen.
Let’s eat.
The Lord Expects Skilled Work from Us
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men. – Proverbs 22:29
The Lord has called each one of us to be excellent in what we do. Those whom God used in the Kingdom as workplace ministers were skilled and exemplified excellence in their field. Not only were these people skilled, they were filled with God’s Spirit:
Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts – to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship” (Exodus 31:1-5).
Consider Huram, the master craftsman of bronze in whom Solomon entrusted much of the temple designs. He was a true master craftsman (see 1 Kings 7:14).
Consider Joseph, whose skill as an administrator was known throughout Egypt and the world.
Consider Daniel, who served his king with great skill and integrity.
The list could go on – David, Nehemiah, Acquilla and Priscilla.
I remember the first time our foundation had a forum for troubled young people. When the young people were told that the two gentlemen and myself were Ministers the comments were, “I’m glad nobody told me in advance that these dudes were Christian Ministers because I wouldn’t have come to this because Christian people only care about people that know a lot about God and I would of missed out on a chance to learn something.” They were saying the quality and excellence exceeded what they equated to Christian work. What a shame. Has inferior quality become synonymous with Christian work?
We must always strive for excellence in all that we do for the Master of everything.
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 (Colossians 3:23-24).
Quote of the Day
God cannot change for the better, for He is already perfect; and being perfect, He cannot change for the worse. ~Arthur W. Pink~