Hope Defined and Described. “They who patiently hope in the Lord by weaving together aspects of their lives with Him, will find their strength renewed. Trusting in the Lord, they will be able to lift off and soar like the eagles. When they are running their race, they will never get winded or weary; when …
Working While We Wait – A Parable of Jesus. (Please read Luke 19: 11-27). THE CONTEXT. Jesus taught this parable because the disciples assumed the New Kingdom was to appear very soon. They are just coming from Jericho, where Jesus announced to Zaccheus that salvation had come to his house. Surely, the disciples thought on the …
On Creator God as Working-Class Heroes. “From eternity past, I (Lady Wisdom) was established, well before the world began. Yahweh possessed me before earth got its start. When He staked out earth’s foundation and set in place its pillars, I was right there with him, anointed from the beginning, making sure everything fit. Day after …
The Clever Worker with Street-Smarts – A Parable of Jesus. “Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. 2 So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.’ 3 “The manager …
Working Undercover as a Voice, Not a Name. “And this is the testimony of John (the Baptist), when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, ‘I am not the Messiah.’ And they asked him, ‘What then? Are you Elijah?’ He …
Mom and Pop Do Their Home-Work. “We will not hide these truths from our children. We will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about His power and His mighty wonders. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, so the next generation might know them – even the …
Working With Our Yokefellows. “I also request you, true yokefellow (‘suzugos’), to help these women; for they have worked hard proclaiming the Good News with me, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow-workers (‘synergos’) whose names are in the Book of Life.” (Philippians 4:3). Yokefellow (Greek, “Suzugos”): Used only once in the New Testament, …
Greater Works Than Jesus? The Physical Body of Jesus. All Christian believers trust in the obvious fact that Jesus had a real human body. As St. John said in 1 John 1:1, “We saw Him with our own eyes!” Thousands of people literally saw Jesus. They saw Him at work and at rest. They saw Him …
Working for The Gracious Employer – A Parable of Jesus. THE CONTEXT. In this story from the Great Storyteller (Matthew 20:1-16), Jesus is here addressing questions about the character of God and the nature of salvation, about the last being first and the first being last. The parable is an illustration of what that idea …
Working for Heavenly Rewards. “This is what the Scriptures say, ‘No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.’” (1 Corinthians 2:9). Graduating with Honors. Standing there in front of the school president, you rejoice you are finally getting what you deserve, …
Babel – Working On a Lost Cause. “The One who sits enthroned in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them… The wicked plot against the righteous; they snarl at them in defiance. But the Lord laughs, for He sees their day of judgment coming… They come out at night, snarling like vicious dogs as they …
Created for Good Works. “For we are His handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to accomplish good works that were planned beforehand by God, so that we could live out our lives by doing them.” (Ephesians 2:10). “Handiwork” – (from the Greek word for “poem” or “poetry“) Each of us is a work of art composed by …