Dirty Bible, Clean Heart

" Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them . " -Matt 24:14 "In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war , David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. "  -2 Samuel 11:1 NIV     Today  I want to expand on the subject matter of work. Last time we looked at the importance and our necessity for it. Work is not something that we are encouraged to do but rather expected to. The work that God calls us to is not only for our benefit, but has far-reaching effects in that it helps build God's Kingdom here on Earth. That is a big task! Yet one that a loving and gracious God is willing to share with us as His co-laborers in the Gospel. What an amazing privilege...to be partakers of this work and the rewards that await us by participating. Though there are numerous reasons why work is indispensa...

"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 NIV "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and  entrusted his wealth to them .   To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,   each according to his ability . Then he went on his journey.   The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more.   So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more.   But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money ."  -Matthew 25:14-18      God calls us to work. Not only does He call us to it, but He also expects it of us. The church (and even society itself) has recently re-discovered the virtues of rest in our busy modern world. After all, it was God Himself who instituted periods of rest  and...