Work while there's time.

Monday, February 2, 2009: 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

Do you know anyone that fits this description? There is a point in life when a person stop being dependant on parents and strike out on their own. Of necessity, they stop being disorderly.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009: 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12

that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.

Is lacking nothing connected with work? No, it is also connected to minding your own business and behaving properly to the world around you.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009: 1 Corinthians 3:12–13

Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is.

How will our work be tested? The fire of judgment will check its worth in the Kingdom of
God.

Thursday, February 5, 2009: 1 Peter 1:17–19

And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

If salvation depends on our faith, what does this passage mean? Reward for eternity depends on doing God’s will in your life.

Friday, February 6, 2009: Galatians 6:4–5

But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For each one shall bear his own load.

Doesn’t our supervisor examine our work? Yes, but if we objectively examine our work in terms of the requirements set before us, we will better bear our load.