4-5 “‘So get to work, Zerubbabel!’—God is speaking.
“‘Get to work, Joshua son of Jehozadak—high priest!’
“‘Get to work, all you people!’—God is speaking.
“‘Yes, get to work! For I am with you.’ The God-of-the-Angel-Armies is speaking! ‘Put into action the word I covenanted with you when you left Egypt. I’m living and breathing among you right now. Don’t be timid. Don’t hold back.’
Being a Christian does not stop at believing in Jesus. We have work to do on God's behalf to build his kingdom. Its says work, not play. So its going to take effort and its not always going to be fun, easy or fair. But the word work also implies that the effort expended produces something of value. Building his kingdom by executing on the plans he has given us in his word seems like a pretty decent objective for a days work.
so off to work we go, have a great weekend!
Knut
it is work.....I agree. Kim and I were just talking about that sort of thing. Our pastor was talking, on Sunday, about how the moon (being a cold dead rock, and infinitely smaller than the sun) can completely block the sun from our view. And it can deprive us of the suns glory. The moon can be a representation of the thing in our life, that we hold close that keep us from experiencing God's love/grace/redemption. Kim and I were talking about what our "thing" is that keeps us from being closer to God.......I had to think about it for quite a while. I really think for me its the fact that it takes real work, and I'm basically lazy.....and always tired.
ReplyDeleteBut, according to this chapter, God designed it that way. And he expects me to fight for it, and for him.
thanks for the insight.