What keeps many from thinking about being a witness in their
workplace is the belief that the sacred and secular are separate. What happens
on Sunday stays on Sunday. Growing up I was under the impression that we could
live as we like during the week as long as we gave God Sundays and Wednesday
nights. But since I gave my life to the Lord, I have learned better.
Not only does our little 10% belong to the Lord, our whole
life does. In this post I would like to share a little of the first chapter of
Allen W. Graves’ book, “Christ in My Career”, published in 1958 by Convention
Press. He brings out Paul’s writing in 1 Cor. 6:19-20,
“What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which
is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought
with a price.”
And Mr. Graves says,
“Christians belong to God, A Christian’s life is measured by the way in which
it is used for God.” Or may I say, “Used by God?” Also, Mr. Graves adds, “The freedom of the
Christian is disciplined by his loyalty to Christ and a desire to please Him.”
Now you may ask, “Which part is he talking about?” The Word
of God is very plain; “all” belongs to God. First, our talents belong to God.
The whole reason we are given talents, gifts, and skills is for God’s use and
the work of God through His Church. Romans 12:1 read,
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is
your reasonable service.”
To use our talents for service is the least we can do, the
most reasonable things for us to do in our workplace. Without this attitude of the ownership of our
talents to God, we will never be effective in our Christian lives in reaching
the lost.
This is Part one of a series of post I will be sharing on
from Mr. Graves’ book.
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