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Manifesting Love in how we do the work Instead of Just doing the Work
In the world, people pursue jobs and careers, and this is natural. We seek after different types of jobs and careers according to our interest or skills. Having a job is important for us to survive in the world. But even more important for us Christians is to manifest Godly love. In fact, Paul encourages us to do so:
“Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.” (1 Cor 14:1)
Where there is love, there is joy. This statement holds true even when one may not be living a life of luxury. The Bible gives us this exhortation to remind us that a life with love brings about joy and is infinitely better than a life filled with negativity:
“Better is a dinner of herbs (vegetables) where love is, than a fatted calf with hatred.” (Prov 15:17)
Manifesting love in our work is something that comes through learning. We may need to put in effort and discipline to love the people we encounter at our workplace, but it is something that we definitely have the ability to do.
Consider Jesus’ teaching on the greatest commandment, where He taught us that we ought to love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. If we relate this to our work, we are exhorted to serve our earthly masters, as if we were serving the Lord. So when we have this mindset, we understand that our role in our earthly job is to serve our employers to the best of our abilities. For as long as we are working, we work as though it is unto the Lord. When we do so, we will receive blessings from the Lord (cf. Eph 6:7–8).
In a practical sense, this means that in whatever job we do, we can do so with love and bring some form of encouragement to others. If you are a bank teller, serve your customers with a smile. If you work in an office, treat your colleagues sincerely. When we learn to do so, we bring some beauty into the world. Furthermore, we will find meaning in our work because we are doing it unto Christ.
When we learn to show love in our work, we also actively avoid murmurings. Our mindset changes as we seek to create joy and beauty in our work environment. As we do so, we allow the love of God to shine through in our work place and we bring about hope to those around us. In this way, we gradually discover that we will no longer pursue riches nor will we care only about the pay cheque at the end of every month. These things fall off our priority list when we show love in our work.
Come and join us to worship God, the ultimate source of love, together. Information for our Fall Evangelical services and Spiritual Convocation is shown below:
September 26-29, 2024
Thursday, September 26,2024 6:50PM to 8:10PM
Friday and Saturday, 27-28 September, 2024 9:00AM to 8:10PM
Sunday, September 29, 2024 9:00AM to 1:00PM
Complimentary lunch and dinner will be served.
Our church’s address is as follows:
True Jesus Church
4N550 Church Road
Bensenville, IL 60106
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In the meantime, please feel free to join us for our regular Sabbath (Friday evening and Saturday) services online or in-person.
Friday Evening Service: 7:50PM – 9:00PM
Saturday Morning Service: 10:50AM – 12:00Noon
Saturday Afternoon Service: 1:30PM – 2:40PM
Email us at ilovejesus@tjc-chicago.org