Biblical Work Ethic

    The Bible says the words “work, worked, and working” 538 times according to Biblegateway.com search engine. This would mean that the Bible would have to give a very good lesson of what work is and how to do it. It gives great examples on what your work ethic should be and in what mind set you should do it.
In Genesis, God made man and woman so that they could work the land and take care of it. “The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it” (Genesis 2:15). We should work because the Lord has told us to do so. 

     The Bible has more than a few verses on those who do not work and those who are lazy. Proverbs 18:9 says, “One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.” Another verse in Proverbs talks very strongly against those who are lazy, Proverbs 21:25 says, “The sluggard's craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.” God seems to make it very clear that we should slack off or become lazy at work. Being called a sluggard is not a term that I would want to be defined by when at a working job. Work hard and don’t slack off and in time you will be rewarded, if not earthly rewards, then heavenly rewards.

     
     The Word also has something to say about employers in its scriptures. Jeremiah 22:13 says, "Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, making his countrymen work for nothing, not paying them for their labor.” Romans 4:2 also implies that when a man works he must receive pay, “Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation.” Therefore employers, treat your employees with dignity and respect, pay them what they deserve to be paid.

   
    Finally, always remember Colossians 3:23-24, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”

The Gospel

The gospel is stated very clearly in 1 Corinthians 15.  It says that Christ was crucified on a cross, he was buried and on the third day he rose from the dead.  He then appeared to many people before he ascended into heaven.  We should believe this gospel because it is the living word of God.  If we did not have it we would all be condemned to hell which would be the worst thing that could ever happen to anyone.  We must accept what Christ did for us and pronounce to everyone!

September 11th

New York (CNN) — Nine Septembers have come and gone and yet, the many days that separate America now from a chilling day in its history did not dull remembrance Saturday.

Once again, the nation paused in silence at 8:46 a.m., the time when the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center. A few minutes later, at 9:03 a.m., another solemn silence befell New York to mark the moment when a second jet pierced through the South Tower.

In New York, thousands of people heard the names of 2,752 husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters and friends — and strangers (CNN).

As we remember this day and all those who perished from this terrorist attack, we must remember that God is in control of everything.  Everything that happens is for good in some way even though we may not see it.  We must believe that the Lord has a plan for our lives and for the family and friends of the deceased.