Thursday 9 February 2012

God's way not man's way!

In Genesis 31 we find Jacob running away from Laban with his wives, his children and his flocks in tow. He has decided that its time to go back home to his family. He has worked for Laban for 20 years and feels that Laban hasn't paid him right. Laban hasn't behaved towards Jacob in an honouring way, but God sees the work of Jacobs hands and blesses him with more than he could imagine.
How often do we feel put upon? How often do we feel that the person or people we work for don't recognise the job we are doing? How often do we feel like saying, "I've had enough, I'm off!" I'm sure that we can all say that at some point in our working lives - I know that I have.
Like I said yesterday, we should have such a good work ethic no matter how we are treated by those we work for. Jesus is glorified through our actions. The good news is this - when we do God's will, he will bless us. 
Why do we constantly look for man's approval when God looks at us and says - Great job!Why do we worry about what people think? We should only worry about what the Master thinks. Let's not look for the approval of others, let's not worry about the way people see us, let's just make sure that whatever we do is done to point to heaven. 

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