Celebrations
Christian obligation in work should not be restricted to just spending the hours. This implies doing a job with technical and professional efficiency and, most of all, with love of God.
Yesterday, my birthday presents were delivered a bit early. Actually, they came just in time for the Superbowl ( my second favourite part of tomorrow!)
The present included two items, a hat and a sign for my office.
The first is a new cap, with what I thought was my favourite slogan for sports and ministry. "Do Your Job" which is actually a vital consideration in football, at the military (as the centurion noted) or in our relationship with God and the ministry which is created by God in our lives.
We merely should walk with Him and do as He leads. Which takes faith, the dependence on God that provides the will and ability (Ephesians 2:13 (KJV)) to do what pleases Him! Do Your Job, do it trusting in God. Do Your Job, loving God
Another slogan now hands on my office door, a couple feet from me. No Days Off! Perhaps surprisingly, this slogan had not been revealed through the entire march to last year's Superbowl victory, but afterwards, during the victory parade. What was the secret to the victory? The coaches and players lived football, they lived the game, in season and out of season. They lived based on the standard of their slogans... and did their job, whatever it required.
Can you imagine if the church did this? If it made the sacrifices to walk with God each day? If it dwelt in His presence, relied on His mercy, recognized His love and peace satisfies our lives? If we ceased treated being Christian was a part-time gig, and wished to live in His love, not just part-time (as if to hit the minimum requirements to gain heaven) nor even full-time ( meeting what we think is our duty) but every day treasured our time with Him, and rejoiced in the love that is our, in and through Jesus? That is really what our "job" is, everything else, worship, loving for others, caring for others, these things are just the impact of walking with Him.
Plus there is the motto I haven't got anything on, one which I could not find out relevant within the Kingdon of God. The latest slogan, 'Not Done Yet"
However, I knew that where that slogan is actually in the church. It happens the moment sermon ends, and for a number of us, this is actually the very high point of our church time together.
This is not even close.
For the sermon is merely enlightening God's plan in our lives. Still, we're not near to being done at that point. The finest time in the church comes when we approach the rail with each other, as we bow as a group, acknowledging the presence and invitation of God, and people who can kneel, and as a community of His people, share in the Eucharist as one.
As I preach, my hunger for the sacrament grows, and I pray it grows in my people. To be accepted at the dining room table, completely righteous in the eyes of God, entirely washed by Him and made able to celebrate. Even as we realize we are not done yet, as we take a knee, the Lord's Supper is the start of the celebration of Jesus finishing His work in us, For He has done all it takes to make us His own. And the Eucharist is His thanks to the Father, and our thanks to Him, for it is finished.
He Has done and is doing, His job.
He takes no days off...
And Then He is not actually done yet and maybe, while he brings in the very last prodigal home.
For the time being, allow us to walk with, work with and celebrate the love of God. AMEN!
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Credit: Escriva, Josemaria. The Forge (Kindle Locations 2578-2581). Scepter Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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