Aren't you thankful for the hard working people of the world? In large cities and small towns throughout America and around the world, industrious men and women strive diligently toward effective goods and services. The word of God commends such people:Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown men.
Proverbs 22:29, ESV
One of life's greatest challenges is to balance the work tied to this world with our labor tied to the world to come. Elders, deacons, and preachers ought not be the only ones working in the vineyard of the Lord. We are all "ministers" (servants) in the kingdom of the Savior. Do you want to contribute something to eternity? Then you must involve yourself in the only work that lasts. Listen to the words of the anonymous writer:
"Teach us, O God...
If we work upon marble, it will perish.
If we rear temples, they will crumble to dust.
If we work upon brass, time will efface it.
But if we work upon the minds and hearts of men and women,
Teaching them the love of God and their fellow man,
Then, and only then, will we have contributed something to eternity."
How have you contributed to eternity?
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