September 16, 2022

What is Valuable to You?

It has been said: "If you love what you do then you will never work another day of your life." I feel very fortunate because I love what I do and how I get to serve in the Body of Christ mentoring pastors and training future pastors. I also am so pleased that I get to work with colleagues that are not only skilled in their work but also spiritual in their life. As a bonus, I serve at the pleasure of the president and the provost of Grace School of Theology. I value both men, professionally and in my life personally.  What I have discovered is that the more you work for someone you value, the more you value your work. But we all must never forget that we actually and ultimately work for the King. And it is this fact that gives eternal value to our work. It is King Jesus who will one day value and evaluate our life and our work. Hear the words of sacred scripture.  Ecclesiastes 12:14- For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. I Peter 1:17- And if you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each man's work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay upon earth...  2 Corinthians 5:9-10- Therefore also we have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body according to what he has done whether good or bad. Romans 14:10-  But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your          brother with contempt? For we shall all stand before          the judgment seat of God. These theological truths should cause us to see the value of the investment of our life as we realize Jesus will one day evaluate that investment. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?  ~Jesus~   Serving Him with you until He comes for us, Fred