It’s coming… Two weekends left…Summer will be over…Back to full-bore work.
Work is part of God’s plan for us. "Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways and be wise. How long will you lie there, O sluggard?" (Proverbs 6:6-9) Jesus saw His life as work. "We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work." (John 9:4) Therefore the people of Christ do good works. "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10)
Works show who really lives in your heart. "For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." (Philippians 2:13) On the other hand, some people "profess to know God, but deny him by their works." (Titus 1:16)
The time will come when you will rest from your labors, not just for a weekend or vacation, but rest for eternity. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord...that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!” (Revelation 14:13)
Enjoy the remaining days of summer! And then…"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!" (Psalm 90:17)
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