Good Morning Friends,
“Hear this, you who trample the needy and do
away with the poor of the land, saying, ‘When will the New Moon be over that we
may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?’ -- skimping
the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales, buying the
poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the
sweepings with the wheat. The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: ‘I will
never forget anything they have done.’” (Amos 8:4-7)
The Lord cares about how we do business. Not
giving a fair price to your customers. Being dishonest in how you deal with
people. Taking advantage of the poor. Providing goods that are inferior. All of
these things are sinful -- displeasing to the Lord. God expects every aspect of
our lives to reflect His character, even our work lives.
But most of us aren’t small businessmen who
can be guilty of the kinds of things with which Amos charged Israel. But even
if we work for someone else -- even a large employer -- God expects the way we
do business, the way we handle ourselves at our workplace to reflect His character.
The stories you tell at work. The quality of
the work you perform. The honesty with which you turn in reports. The language you
use. The way you treat your co-workers. The way you do business. All of these
should reflect the Lord’s character.
Paul taught, “Whatever you do, work at it
with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that
you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord
Christ you are serving.” (Colossians 3:23-24)
Serve the Lord -- even when you are being
paid by someone else. Let your work reflect God’s character.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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