"Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand
firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the
Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."
{1 Corinthians 15:58} (NIV)
I have known some people that won’t let anything
move them. Once they have their minds set on something, you can’t get them off
it. Come to think of it, sometimes Wanda tells me that I am like that.
Thankfully Paul is talking about faith, not stubbornness or bullheadedness.
Paul has just laid out a case for belief in the resurrection, and now tells us
to continue to believe in the resurrection, not to let anyone cause us to stop
believing. Then he tells us to continue to work for the Lord. Keep working. Keep
on keeping on. There is no retirement in the kingdom of God; no age at which we
are put on the shelf.
Paul is encouraging us to make the kingdom of God our full
time job. He isn’t writing to pastors or missionaries, he is writing to
everyone. Why would someone who has a job, or is retired make the kingdom of
God their full time work? They won’t, unless they believe in the resurrection.
Unless they believe that the Lord is alive and will come back in a MOMENT. If
we believe that, then we will throw ourselves into God’s work, wanting Him to
be pleased with us when He appears.
Friend, are you doing something for God
that seems like a chore? Like labour? Keep it up, keep on keeping on, for He is
coming back.
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