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Serve Wholeheartedly
June 15th, 2013
Ephesians 6:1-9
John Wesley was convinced that hard work was an inevitable consequence of genuine Christian conversion. In his sermon on “The Use of Money,” he urged his 18th-century converts to do all the good they possibly could.*
He insisted, “It is our duty to be diligent.” We ought to work “honestly and conscientiously, without sacrificing anything more precious.” Of course, our work should not be at the expense of life or physical, mental, or spiritual health–our own or our neighbors’.
With “these cautions and restrictions” carefully followed, Wesley considered it the sacred “duty of all who are engaged in worldly business to observe that first and great rule of Christian wisdom”–to work with industry, diligence, earnestness, persistence, and dispatch.
We should be continually learning–from the experience of others or our own; from reading and reflection–to do everything we have to do better today than we did yesterday.
*http://wesley.nnu.edu/john-wesley/the-sermons-of-john-wesley-1872-edition/sermon-50-the-use-of-money/
Author: George Lyons
June 15th, 2013 at 8:05 pm
“Of course, our work should not be at the expense of life or physical, mental, or spiritual health–our own or our neighbors’.”
However, many times we forget that burning the candle at both ends eventually burns out your physical heath. We don’t seem to realize that it hurts us until we’re burnt out. Maybe that’s one for “pride comes before the fall” (Proverbs 11:18). Usually we’re proud of all of our accomplishments.
Everything has a price if we don’t “balance” our life with God being our center
June 15th, 2013 at 8:10 pm
Correction: (Proverbs 16:18)
Mistakes are humbling!