YOUR BEST WORK

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

“Dare to Be"

When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully.

When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light.

When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it.

When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway.

When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back.

When there seems to be no hope, dare to find some.

When you’re feeling tired, dare to keep going.

When times are tough, dare to be tougher.

When love hurts you, dare to love again.

When someone is hurting, dare to help them heal.

When another is lost, dare to help them find the way.

When a friend falls, dare to be the first to extend a hand.

When you cross paths with another, dare to make them smile.

When you feel great, dare to help someone else feel great too.

When the day has ended, dare to feel as you’ve done your best.

Dare to be the best you can –

At all times, Dare to be!” – Steve Maroboli

Matthew 5:14-16 (LB)

You are the world’s light—a city on a hill, glowing in the night for all to see. Don’t hide your light! Let it shine for all; let your good deeds glow for all to see, so that they will praise your heavenly Father.

Jesus PRESSED us to BE DARING.  Daring light!  Daring workers!

See someone thirsty? Give them a drink.  See one shivering? Offer a coat.  Witness oppression? Offer sanctuary.

He asked us to be BOLD in SERVICE!

Jesus saw HIS JOB as BRINGING light into dark places.  His work backed up his talk ALL THE WAY to the CROSS.

And HE DARES us to do the same today!

I have been trying to expand a little on the messages of Sunday into the MONDAY MORNING DISPATCH.  Peter King does it with FOOTBALL with his MMQ column, why not try to follow suit?

And yesterday between a little message shared by Pastor Mark in Xenia and one by Ron Philips I stumbled over flipping channels, the message to share was evident.  It is important that our WORK, the way we approach our VOCATION, EXEMPLIFY CHRIST.

In other words, the way WE WORK should reflect our LIGHT-BEARING leader.  We should DARE to always do our best!

Colossians 3:22-25 (MSG)

Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master… Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you’re serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn’t cover up bad work.

So the message is clear today.

Dare to be YOUR BEST.

Dare to BE LIGHT.

Dare to BRING GOD GLORY.  No time for "half-hearted" efforts or for bringing anything less than your A-GAME.

“If you start today to do the right thing, you are already a success even if it doesn’t show yet.” ― John C. Maxwell

 

I love you all.

BE BLESSED TODAY!

Freedom Church