IT'S WORK TIME!

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." - Tim Notke

Martin Luther, quoted in What Luther Says In Knowledge of the Holy: "If God did not bless, not one hair, not a solitary wisp of straw, would grow; but there would be an end of everything. At the same time God wants me to take this stance: I would have nothing whatever if I did not plow and sow. God does not want to have success come without work, and yet I am not to achieve it by my work. He does not want me to sit at home, to loaf, to commit matters to God, and to wait till a fried chicken flies into my mouth. That would be tempting God."

Looking around in this century, it is grievous to see how many of us Christians have become lazy. Leaving everything else to God, but praying. The Church have become so disillusioned, that we attribute every failure to the devil, and delegate our

human responsibilities to the Holy Spirit, while we fold our arms, with legs raised, waiting for a fried chicken to literally jump into our mouths.

Unbelievers are spending all their time working - getting knowledge, and staying up late to work their plans, and are succeeding. Meanwhile - the Ambassadors of Christ - are spending all our time praying, without work. Error. God will judge us for many things, 'the strength of the youth' is one such thing I believe He will judge us for not using. Our success isn't all supposed to come by our efforts, but by God's blessing. Yet, we must do our part - roll away the stone - and let God do His - raising Lazarus. Go back to school; apply for that job; invest in a business; whatever it is. It's time to work people of God.

Let us pray: Father, I receive grace to work from today, in Jesus name.

WISDOM NUGGET: John 9:4
"As long as it is day, we must do the work...night is coming when no one can work." - GNT