Dear Reeva!
Amen for this one! I am enjoying and I also very much appreciate your posts 
including bible verses, about the many different aspects of living a fully 
christian life. I am always pleased to read bible verses or passages because 
I am then inspired to go and look them up so I can learn and gain even 
greater insight into the scriptures. I truly love reading The Word of God 
and discovering meanings and explanations I never knew before or in some 
cases rediscovering something I'd forgotten about from an earlier reading.
May God richly bless you for sharing these with us!
Peace and love in Christ,
Sheila and the sweet Vignette

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From: "reeva Parry" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 6:22 AM
Subject: Workings As To THE LORD


: Working As To THE LORD
:
: Ephesians 5:6
:
: When we hear the word service used in a Christian context, it can be
: somewhat vague. Does "service to God" mean preaching? . . . teaching 
Sunday
: School?
: . . . praying for other believers? Yes, yes, and yes, but ministry is not
: limited to church-related activities. In fact, whenever divine resources
: meet
: human needs through a loving channel, ministry has taken place. "Serving 
the
: Lord" can mean a boy helping an elderly lady carry her grocery bags. It 
can
: also describe a woman taking a hurting friend out for ice cream. We are 
even
: to regard our vocational tasks as work done directly for the Lord
: (Colossians
: 3:22-24). Therefore, "Christian service" can likewise refer to a truck
: driver hauling produce.
:
: All service is rendered to God, no matter who the recipient is. Paul used
: the example of slaves and masters - employees and bosses would be the 
modern
: equivalent
: - to describe how Christians should labor. Obedience and reverence mark 
the
: life of a believing worker. It is possible to do whatever is asked, follow
: all the rules, and keep smiling, but still lack a crucial element of a
: servant: sincerity of heart. It's all too easy to put on a good show to
: impress
: the boss but then complain about him later. The greater challenge is to
: please God by committing to work well when no one is looking or 
applauding.
: That's
: what it means to serve wholeheartedly for the Lord.
:
: Everything we do that touches other lives either glorifies the Lord or
: diminishes His name in front of a watching world. What does your 
commitment
: to work
: tell others about Jesus Christ?
:
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