Promises for the Battle
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Help #7—Unusual Help
Jesus said to his disciples, “I have food to eat that you do not know about. … My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.” John 4:32–34 At the end of a long day, when we are bone-weary, frustrated, discouraged, and beat, God’s deliverance often comes … Continue reading
I Was Just Thinking … About Why We Work Now
One of the impressions I formed as I traveled around Afghanistan in 1974 was that the people seemed to build ruins. Because they used sunbaked mud for the walls of their structures, buildings that were not carefully maintained quickly disintegrated as they succumbed to the forces of nature. Similarly, it seems as if every dystopian … Continue reading
I Was Just Thinking … About Resting Work
We all want rest for our souls, and we come to Jesus because he wants to teach us how to receive it from him. One part of his prescription for finding this rest reads, “Whatever your task, work heartily, as serving the Lord” (Colossians 3:23). Working heartily brings rest because it dispels the tension that … Continue reading
I Was Just Thinking … About Working Rest
Jesus invites all who labor and are heavy laden to learn from him, so that they might experience rest instead of travail in their lives (Matthew 11:28–30). But we may ask, What does Jesus prescribe in order for us to experience this “rest for our souls”? For one thing, he would tell us to give … Continue reading
Goodness #2—Good Laboring
Here is what is good and fitting: to eat, to drink and to enjoy yourself in all your labor in which you toil under the sun during the few years of your life which God has given you; for this is your portion. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Some days when frustration is at its height, when our … Continue reading
Holiness #7 — Holy Identity
You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light; 1 Peter 2:9 Contrary to modern American culture which says “What I do determines who I am,” Peter teaches … Continue reading
Promises for the Battle 