Families, hobbies, and other responsibilities tend to come first in our
daily lives. I believe that every believer should consider themselves in
full-time ministry. It is written in * Joshua22:5 Only be very careful and
diligently observe the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of
the Lord has commanded you to love the Lord your God and walk in all His
ways and keep His commandments and hold fast to Him and serve Him with all
your heart and with all your soul [your very life].”* God has each of us
where He has us for a specific purpose. Sometimes it may be to do
intercessory prayer for someone. Maybe it is to plant a seed, maybe to
water it, and maybe even harvest it. Matthew wrote of Jesus in *Matt9:36
When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion and pity for them,
because they were dispirited and distressed, like sheep without a shepherd.
37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is [indeed] plentiful, but
the workers are few. 38 So pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out
workers into His harvest.”* Our lives are not our own. Andrew was walking
with John the Baptist and saw Jesus, then brought his brother to Jesus.
Paul was in prison and people got saved. Philip was on a walk. No matter
what you are doing for work, know that God has a calling on your life. The
shop owner where I work asked me one day, "You like that ministry stuff,
why don't you do it full time?". My response was simple, "I am doing it
full time, you are just paying my bills." May our lives reflect the Lord
Jesus through all that we say and do. Something to think about, Charles
Spurgeon wrote, "Every Christian Is Either a Missionary or an Impostor" and
"If Jesus is precious to you, you will not be able to keep your good news
to yourself".
Douglas
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