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The Upside Down World, Week 8, Day 6

by David Joynt on November 03, 2017


MATTHEW 20:13 | EXODUS 20:19


Our work is about what we do with our time, our energy, our ability, and our resources. If we are paid fairly, work diligently, save and spend wisely, and share generously, we will know contentment and will be honoring God with our labor. In the world of work, rewards can be arbitrary. The same job can yield different incomes in different places. The market, and profitability, and management strategy and timing will impact salary scales and arrangements, so initial wages differ over time. The well connected often out earn the most productive. Fairness is important, but unfairness should not make us unduly resentful, if we are focused on honoring God with our labor. In the final analysis, we work for Him, and pleasing Him must be our goal.


Notice the Sabbath command is also a work command. Which do you do best? Work diligently? Save and spend wisely? Share generously?


FAMILY TIME— Talk about what it means to work for God, not just our employers.

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