Responsibilities that accompany the privilege of being a
Christian are many. One of which is the necessity of
providing a proper example to those that are in the world or
as the New Testament in the King James version describes those
that are without you. And I as members of the body of
Christ, have a awesome He of setting the proper example, to
those that are outside of the Ark of Safety, those that are
outside of the Lord's Church. You remember that?
Jesus said that we are to be lights of the world and the salt
of the earth you remember, on the great Sermon on the Mount,
in the fifth chapter of the Book of Matthew beginning there in
verse 13, very familiar verses of scripture, where Jesus said,
ye are the salt of the earth but if the salt Had lost its Savor
wherewith, shall it? Be salted?
It is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out and
be trodden Under Foot of man, ye are the light of the world.
A city that is set on a hill. Cannot be hid.
Neither do men, light a candle and put it under a bushel, but
on a Candlestick and it giveth light unto all that are in the
house. Let your light.
So shine before men that they may see your good works.
And And glorify your father, which is in heaven.
But in doing this, we must understand this requires
outstanding, and honorable conduct on our part, in 1st
Peter, chapter 2 and verse 12. The Bible says they're having
your conversation honest. Among the Gentiles that, whereas
they speak against you, as evildoers, they may by your good
works, which they Shall Behold. God in the day of visitation.
You know, I think the point that we need to understand is and
living the Christian Life and we can look at this from a very
practical standpoint. I am sure.
Truly, there are all of us who have had things happen in our
life where the world looks to us and is wondering how it is, that
we are going to handle the circumstance that has happened
to us. Sometimes tragedy will strike in
a particular person's life and if they Our Christian, the world
is watching just to see how strong their faith is going to
be the point being. And that's what we need to
understand when we go through those times.
And when we behave ourselves properly and the reason that we
are behaving ourselves properly is because of our faith than God
gets the glory. That's what's wonderful about
that when people understand that, when we go through things
in our lives, When we behave properly and the reason for it
is because of our faith it is God.
That gets the glory. You know, our Good Conduct is
especially necessary as we go about the business of making a
living for ourselves. The reason that that is and I
got to thinking about this concept or this idea the other
day that of all the things that we do.
The thing that we do on a regular basis more More than
anything else. Perhaps is the time that we
spend in the workplace. Now I'll tell you something.
If there's ever a time when a Christian can slip usually it's
found in the workplace. Say for example work for 40
hours for a for a particular establishment and you're working
for a particular employer. You're going to work by and
large 40 hours a week you're working eight hours a day, five
days a week, that's a long time if you're in Is Miss and you're
successful at it. Chances are, you're spending
even more time than 8 hours a day.
Maybe 12 years, 12 hours, 16 hours, whatever, it might be in
the field of business. The point being is, if we are
going to spend a great deal of time like that in doing that,
then chances are we raise the risk of slipping because of the
time that we're spending in that activity, Hear the words of the
Apostle Paul and second Thessalonians chapter 3 and
verses 11 and 12 you remember when Paul said for we hear that
there are some which walk among you disorderly.
Now, what was it that they were doing?
That was disorderly. He said, working not at all, but
are busybodies now them that are such.
We command and exhort by our Lord, Jesus Christ that with
Ghent that with quietness, they work and Eat their own bread.
You remember when we studied this about a year ago as we
studied, Paul's letters to the church at thessalonica that he
wrote the second one by divine inspiration for the purpose of
correcting, the notion, or the idea that Jesus was going to
come back. So soon that they were going to
be able to cast aside their daily responsibilities in terms
of what they were obligated to do and providing for themselves.
With and their household and their families and all of their
other responsibilities that they have day by day.
They were casting those things aside because of their
misunderstanding of what Paul meant in the first letter about
when Jesus was going to come back.
What did Paul say that they were doing?
They were working. Not at all know what happens
when you sit around. I do and do absolutely nothing.
You know, there's no to adage that says Idle Hands are too.
For the devil, but an idle mind is his Workshop.
You know, what they did? They were idle working, not at
all and because of that, they became busy bodies in other
men's business, in other men's Affairs, that was sinful.
And that's what he had to correct.
The question is tonight though, how can we know or how can we be
sure that we are behaving properly?
He toured or around those that are in the world in our business
Affairs. First of all, how to keep
business in its proper place or proper perspective.
Number one, we must remember, what should take priority in our
life. It is the fact of life and I
alluded to it just a moment ago, rather briefly that you and I
have a responsibility to live and provide for our families.
We understand. That the Bible teaches that, in
fact, if I'm the person and I am of able mind and Able Body and I
am able to go out and work for a living and I choose not to do
that. Not only is it a sin because I'm
providing as the Apostle Paul writing to a young evangelist.
Timothy said those very things he said that a man that would
provide not for his own, especially of his own house.
Has denied the faith and he is worse than an Infidel.
He Is worse than an unbeliever and we know that an Infidel or
an unbeliever. The fate of that person is going
to find himself in a devil's. Hell for all eternity.
The Apostle Paul said that a person that finds himself in the
category of not providing for his own, especially of his own
house, has denied the faith and he's worse than the unbeliever.
Whose fate is eternal condemnation. in fact, let me
just say this, I believe with all my heart that if I'm
able-bodied enable mind, And I choose not to go out and even
though I'm a Christian, but I choose not to go out and work
with my hands and support my family.
If I make that choice, I believe that the Lord's church is under
no obligation whatsoever to help me if I choose not to.
Now, God takes care of his people.
He really does. Let me make that point.
Not only does he take care of us through his Providence and we
understand if we seek first, the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness, and all these things will be added unto us.
Thew chapter 6 and verse 33. We believe that with all of our
heart one way is that God answers our prayers and provides
for us? And when we work in a secular
capacity, God Is providing for us.
And God is fulfilling the promise that Jesus wants made in
The Sermon on the Mount. Also, God's people being members
of the body of Christ, the money that is given by way of the
contribution, is another way that God helps his people that
are in need and I Going to tell you something, if I all of a
sudden one day decide that I want to be a freeloader and I
want to stop doing what my responsibility dictates to me
that I must do and I decide on no longer going to try and work.
I do not believe that the church is responsible for fulfilling
the promise Jesus gave in helping me at all.
You know what somebody needs to do to really help me is pushed
me out the door and tell me to get a job.
Or tell me to do what is my responsibility to do?
That's the help that I would need in that second
Thessalonians chapter 3 and verse 6.
You remember that the Apostle Paul said.
Now we command you brethren in the name of our Lord.
Jesus Christ that you withdraw yourself from every brother that
walketh disorderly and not after the tradition, which he received
of us. The Lord's church is not
responsible because I'm irresponsible And I'm lazy.
And I refuse to do that, which is my obligation to do.
But, you know, misplaced priorities can be very harmful
to our well-being. Hear the words of Solomon of old
as he tells us what is truly profitable in Proverbs Chapter
11 and verse 4, it says rich is profit, not in the day of Wrath,
but righteousness, delivereth from Death, you know what?
I got to thinking Out, when I read that verse of scripture the
other evening, I got to thinking about the rich man and Lazarus.
And I'm not going to that very, very much or in any great
detail. I'll just say this by way of
remembrance you remember how the Bible pictures, him and
incidentally, whether they're this is a parable or whether
this is Jesus, recanting. Something that actually
happened, really doesn't make any difference.
Jesus is either saying this already happened and therefore,
you can use it as an example or he's saying it, it's possible to
happen. Therefore Parable, either way,
this is things you need to know and these are things that are
possible and this is the way that it is.
Jesus said there was a certain man, that was a rich man and
fared sumptuously every day. I got to thinking about this
because on the other hand here was just poor beggar.
That was waiting for the crumbs to fall from the rich man's
table. My point is this, you know, when
they both died, one says he was, he died the rich man and was
buried, you know, I would imagine we can picture in our
minds. I couldn't we the great big
funeral that this man had oh, what a send-off, good luck at
your new location. I would just imagine that they
sent out all of the, all of the music and all of the flares and
all of the Pomp and Circumstance for this man, that was Which the
Bible says he was in torment and all the riches that he had in
his life. Did him?
No good. It might have paid for a fancy
funeral but it did no good after this life.
But then the beautiful account of Lazarus carried to Abraham's
bosom, a place of rest, a man who had nothing in this life,
you see righteousness and not riches is what's going to matter
over there. We should seek after
righteousness rather than riches.
But listen at the expense of righteousness.
I am not saying that it is wrong for a person to make a living.
I'm also saying and it's not wrong to go make a good business
deal, maybe even have a large sum of money, that's not the
point. And that's not what Solomon's
talking about Solomon is talking about the things that you need
to have as priorities in your life because the riches in this
life, if you seek after them if our priorities are not what they
ought to be and we seek after riches instead of righteousness
or at the expense of righteousness.
Just remember that those riches would do it.
No good. After this life in Proverbs
Chapter 11 and verse 28. It says he that trusteth in his
riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as a
branch and so it is far better to have a little with
righteousness than to be rich and wicked in Proverbs chapter
16. And verse 8, it says better is a
little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
Right. But secondly, it is so important
and this is a pattern for Success.
It really is we must involve God in our business Affairs.
We really need to do that. It is when we seek out other
ways outside of God, when we forsake God, and when we leave
God out of our plans when we run into trouble, but if we would
involve God in our business, Affairs in doing, so our Efforts
are more likely to succeed and Proverbs chapter 16 and verse 3.
It says, commit thy Works unto the Lord and thy thoughts shall
be established. You know, a good example of this
was Joseph and the 39th chapter of the Book of Genesis in verses
2 through 5, where the Bible talks about him being a
prosperous man and talks about how he was blessed, but he was
blessed. Because God was in his plans.
Also, when we involve God in our business Affairs, we are more
likely, to be able to To enjoy what we receive you ever stopped
to consider that when you are blessed by God, God wants you to
enjoy that. How do I know that listen to
this? Listen to proverbs 10 and 22.
This was a very encouraging passage of scripture.
For me, it says, the blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he
addeth no sorrow with it. The blessings that come from
God. There is not a sorrowful string
attached to that, that tells me, that God intends for me, to
enjoy, what he's blessed me with notice.
These chapter 5 and verses 18 through 20, which says, behold
that which I have seen it is good and comely for one to eat
and to drink and to enjoy the good of all his labor that he
taketh Under the Sun, all the days of his life which God
giveth him for it is his portion every man.
Also to whom God have given riches and wealth and hath given
him the poor to eat thereof. Of and take his portion and to
rejoice in his labor. This is the gift of God for.
He shall not much remember the days of his life, because God,
answereth him in the joy of his heart.
But thirdly, you know, why that we need to involve God in our
business Affairs and not put too much emphasis on business?
In getting things in its proper perspective.
Because there is nothing that is sure about business ever.
Had somebody say to you, hey, getting on the ground floor on
this deal. It's a sure thing ever hear
somebody say that get involved in a business transaction.
That is a sure thing. You know, it doesn't make any
difference about all the guarantees that man might give
in such categories like that. Or in such circumstances like
that because there is no such thing as tomorrow.
There is no such thing in the surety of Tomorrow.
We never know what might happen tomorrow.
We can do all the greatest planning in the world, we really
can. And by the way, it's good to
plan. We need to plan.
We need to purpose. That is a Biblical concept.
We need to plan and purpose but with all the planning, there are
things that are Extenuating circumstances beyond our control
and the greatest extenuating circumstances, beyond our
control. Is if God decides to send Jesus
back or we lose our life, and therefore in our life, there is
no tomorrow. All the planning in the world.
Cannot erase that. Proverbs chapter 27 verse 1,
says boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou knowest, not
what a day may bring forth. You know, we've been studying in
our Wednesday evening studies in the book of James.
And in the fourth chapter of the Book of James beginning in verse
13, listen to how James pictures this.
Go to now ye that say today or tomorrow, we will go into such a
city and continue their a year and buy and sell and get game.
Whereas you know, not what shall be on the morrow for.
What is your life? It is even a vapor that
appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away for that,
you ought to say, if the Lord Wills, we shall live and do this
or that, but now you rejoice in your boastings all such
rejoicing. He is evil, you know, there's
another shortcoming with reference to business and that
is that wealth is a fleeting commodity.
What you can acquire in business is fleeting, in Proverbs chapter
23 and Verses 4 and 5. It says Labour, not to be rich
cease from thine own wisdom wilt, thou set thine eyes upon
that, which is not for riches. Certainly make themselves Wings.
They fly away as an eagle. Oil toward heaven.
Have you ever sat next to someone who's life?
Was about used up, they were about done in this hole in this
old world and they start reflecting back on their life.
You ever notice? When somebody does that,
sometimes they have things that they regret You don't.
Regret is a horribly burden. Something really is.
You know, involve the people, then my young life and my short
life and I've ever talked to that was older, that was getting
to the point their life. When they knew that in some
short time they no longer would be here.
I have never once. Heard somebody say, if I only
would have spent more time at the office, not even once. if I
only would have made more money, you know what they say?
I wish I was a better mother. Wish I was a better father.
Wish I was a better example. Wish I can go back and change.
What was a priority in my life? Because of the example that I
sit, that's what people say. Because that's really what
matters when a person gets to the end of life and I realize
that can no longer spend what it is that they would amass.
Then you realize what's important, they start thinking
about the things in the sinful practices may be that they had
in their life, whatever it is, Regret is a burdensome thing
because we start thinking of all the things we should have been
and we're not That's sobering to me, the things that really
matter. Many people come to learn the
truths that are found in and spoken in the Book of Proverbs
only after a lifetime of mistakes and come to realize
that they have wasted. So many years chasing something
that's fleeting you ever hear that song on the radio, the one
called the dollar There's a story of a little boy, who asked
his mother wears where daddy goes when he leaves.
And that's sobering to me. That a boy asks, his mother.
Where does daddy go? And she says, well, he goes out
and works and then they pay him for his time, but he goes
upstairs, and gets a quarter. And three dimes, and comes back
and asks his mother. He says How much time will this
buy me? How much time?
It's sobering to me. He says, would it is it enough
to take take me fishing or throw a football in the street?
If I'm a little short, just tell me how much does daddy need.
To spend some time with me. there come a day when business
won't really matter, will it We need to look and understand
those things and what's important, we only get one shot
with our kids. We only get one shot with our
example. We only get one shot with the
way that we are going to live to influence others for that, which
is good. And that, which is right.
We go through here, once we need to make it count, in all that we
do. Keeping these now in in proper
perspective. And realizing, we do have a
responsibility for providing for our own.
Now, I want to talk to you about two things and I'm going to
quit. Number one, let's learn how to
be a successful laborer. You know, the Bible says some
things about that. It is very important that even
understanding the priorities that I just said and we've just
established and what's really important?
We need to understand. We have a responsibility of
being a successful labor First of all, what not to do the very
first thing not to do when you are a laborer is and I'll say
this from personal experience, if you are a laborer or working
for another what not to do, number one, don't be lazy.
Personal experience. I know this personally.
It will greatly irritate your boss.
If a person is lazy, it will greatly irritate.
Your boss biblical concept, proverbs, 10, and verse 26.
You know what? Solomon says that it's like to
have a guy that works for you. That's lazy.
You know what? It's like, sometimes we think go
put my time in, no, you know, it's Solomon said about being
lazy, listen, he said as vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the
eyes, so, So is the sluggard to them.
That send him. You know, smoke in your eyes,
not very fun, is it? How about vinegar on the teeth?
These things aren't happy things.
These things aren't comforting thing.
That's what it's like for the boss.
That sends a sluggard or a lazy man to go do a job.
Yes. Being lazy will greatly irritate
your boss. Secondly, don't be slothful in
your work. If slothfulness is let go long
enough, it will ruin. In the company in which you work
for as quickly as the competition will.
Incidentally, how long do you think that a company would be
able to compete if every single member that worked or every
single employee that worked in that company was lazy and
slothful? How long would that business
stand? Well, I'll tell you this pretty
soon. It would no longer be able to
compete. So what's it have to do?
It has to make a decision. It either raises his Sue's or
start to eliminating expenses. You know what the very first
expense to eliminate is labor. You start getting rid of
employees and pretty soon. You see how it's connected.
Sometimes the worker, or the employee doesn't understand the
concept that that person is directly responsible for.
Whether he has a job in the future to some degree, because
if he slothful and lazy pretty soon company, can't compete.
They start eliminating jobs, maybe even yours.
Don't be slothful in what you do working wise, Proverbs, 18 and 9
cents. He, that is slothful in his work
is brother to him. That is a great waster.
What should you do though? You should develop skill in your
work. You know, I know that sometimes
we don't think that we get all the do or the just do that that
we've got coming sometimes that's true.
But by and large the principal is though.
That when you have skill in your work, it does not go.
Unnoticed, another biblical principle in Proverbs chapter 22
and verse 29, it says seest Thou, a man diligent in his
business. He shall stand before Kings.
He shall not stand before mean men.
It is not going to go unnoticed secondly, be diligent in your
work to ensure promotion and Proverbs chapter 12 and verse
Verse 24, it says the hand of the diligent shall bear rule,
but the slothful shall be under tribute and here's a good one.
Impress people with the quality of your work and not the
quantity of your words. You ever hear somebody tell you
how good they are, how valuable they are.
You know, when I've ever done anything in my life, that was of
any value, it spoke for itself. And sometimes when I want to
oversell, maybe what I've done, chances are, it's because I've
been deficient. But if I would go out and be
diligent, then, the activity that I've done and the results
of the things that I've done will speak for themselves.
You know, you don't have to I'm a firm believer in this if
you're a boss. You don't, there's something
wrong with a fellow. That's keeps having to go to his
employees, and say, I'm the boss.
I'm the boss. I'm, they know, you're the boss.
And if you want them to respect you as the boss, then you
conduct yourself in a way or in a manner that warrants that kind
of respect. Also, if your subordinate to
that person you're working, you don't have to keep going out and
continually telling what you're doing your record speaks for
itself. So let's be known by the quality
of our work. And not the quantity of our
words. Proverbs 14.
And 23, says, in all labor, there is profit, but the talk of
the lips tendeth, only to poverty, You know, in today's
competitive job market, I realized the sad State of
Affairs when characteristics and qualities like the ones I'm
going to speak of right now are few and far between.
It's a sad State of Affairs on society but it still holds true
that these are things that really make a difference.
These are things that make a difference in your life, develop
the skills of diligence and honesty, you develop those
skills, you put your nose to the grindstone as it were.
My dad used to say this. He said Son, you will never get
into trouble in your life. if, for every nickel you're paid
your worth a dime, He said if you can do that you will never
go wanting you will never lose out on a promotion.
You will be successful for the rest of your life.
If you will have the attitude that whatever I am paid, if I'm
paid a nickel, I'm going to be worth a dime.
Now if we do that and we have that kind of diligence and we're
honest people, we are going to go so far in this life and we
are going to set the proper example to those again.
That are without heating. The wisdom of Proverbs can help
one become a very valuable commodity to those that are
around us. But secondly, Proverbs also
provides wisdom on how to be a successful manager or employer.
You know, I tell you, it is very important to understand that
when we've been given a position of authority that we don't step
over that line of authority and use that to be destructive to
someone else. Really, if you talk about being
an employer or being a manager, you're talking about a leader.
Now, if you're a leader, you want to be able to do something,
you want to be able to move people to Greatness, you want to
be able to inspire Fire people. Now I freely admit there is no
way that I can motivate somebody that does not want to be
motivated. I am convinced a person
motivates themselves. If they are going to forge ahead
or be anything, they must have the intestinal fortitude as it
were to rise up and be that. I understand.
But you and I as perhaps we might have some influence in
their life, we become the Catalyst in their life to help
them desire to be those things. That's an effective leader,
that's an effective manager. And to be a wise manager, notice
a few more things about that, we must be diligent in our planning
and not Hasty in getting things done.
Again, that goes back to the biblical concept of purposing.
We have to sit down a little bit, you know, Jesus talked
about that when he talked about the kingdom.
What did he say? Said you got to count the cost.
You see just because we're Christians doesn't mean that we
have to be ignorant. We have to be smart about this
because we have faith in God and put our trust in him.
We still have to be smart about the Affairs of our business.
That means we have a responsibility, God's doing his
party promised to do his part. He's right there for us, but we
have a responsibility to plan and make the right decisions
that will best suit our companies in our businesses and
Whoever it is that we are over Proverbs 21 and five says, the
thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty of sniffs, but
everyone that is Hasty only to want.
You know, there's something else we need to do.
That's not very easy for young people, really isn't.
Now, just say this to you, I'm fortunate about this because I
was raised different, I really was, I was raised that it was a
good thing to seek the counsel of somebody older that was
ingrained in me, I respected. My father, who was my example?
So that's not hard for me to do, I'll just freely admit that it's
one of my easy ones, have a lot of other things that are
difficult, but that's one of my easy ones.
But I know that young people sometimes, do not want to almost
like it's taking something away from them, to seek, the counsel
of someone that is wiser, or someone that may have more
knowledge on that subject. But notice what the Bible says
about that we must nurture and utilize counsel from others,
Proverbs 15, and 22 says, without counsel purposes are
disappointed. But in a multitude of
counselors, they are established.
You know, the old adage? We we all know this that a wise
man, learn from the experience of others.
That's exactly what that's all about and, you know, we can
learn and those of us that are young, let's step out of the
business world and let's look to living the Christian Life in the
Lord's Church. Those of us that are young.
Now we all follow God's word. What did Paul say though?
He said follow those as they follow Christ.
So There are those that are older older wiser people in the
Lord, in the church that we can go and seek counsel after them,
and as long as they're doing, what's in the Bible, Paul said
we can imitate them. We can be imitators of them, not
just because of their status or position because they are
following Christ. And with that kind of an
example, we can learn from those as well.
But thirdly a good man. Juror will stay on top of his
job. You know, I thought this was
very interesting about this because these are practical
things. If you would go take a business
course or a business seminar, they tell you these things.
They would tell you, you have to sit down and plan.
There are those in financial services that say, plan your
work and work, your plan. There are those the people that
say people don't fail to plan, they just they don't plan to
fail. They just fail to plan and so
on. These are Concepts in the world.
And yet, the Bible pictures that we need to stay on top of our
jobs, we need to purpose or plan.
Can we need to seek out? Good Counsel, all these things
are found in the Bible. Proverbs 27.
Beginning in verse 23, be thou, diligent to know the state of
thy flocks yet to know what the score is be.
Diligent to know the state of your flocks and look well to the
herds for riches are not forever and death.
The crown in door to every Iteration the hey appeareth and
the tender grass show us the itself and herbs of the
mountains are gathered. The lamps are for the clothing
and the goats are for the price of the field.
And thou shalt have goats milk enough for thy food for the food
of the household and for the maintenance of thy maidens.
And again, To be a good leader. You've heard me say this before?
But to be a good leader is to figure out.
You know, I think that's what Paul meant through divine
inspiration when he gave those qualifications to be an elder.
You know, the greatest leadership position known to man
is right in the body of Christ, and that's the Elder.
You know what an awesome responsibility that is and the
strict and stringent qualifications of becoming an
elder. It's because you've got to
figure out a way to deal with every single personality and get
the most and the best from them and that's not easy to do but to
Be an Effective leader whether it's business life or the
church, it requires us to do that and something else too.
Being a good leader is necessary that we provide good treatment
for those that are subordinate to us, you know, we can bark out
some orders and be mean and we can do some things like that.
And to our face, they can act a certain way.
But if you really want to get the most, and I listened, I
freely admit, there are people, there are people that are bad.
People. There is Jesus pictured, that
will not go into that any further.
We just talked about that though very recently.
Jesus said there's good seeds in Bad Seeds.
There are bad people in this world.
That's a fact, but by and large, the rule is this, if I will
treat somebody that subordinate to me, for example, in business,
kindly or treat them. Well, I'm going to get more from
that person. In fact, notice what the Bible
says How about that, too. And Proverbs 29 and 21.
Beautiful words. He that delicately bringeth up
his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the
length. Think about that.
How would you nurture a child? If you nurture, or brought along
a subordinate, that work for you and that way?
Again, the rule there are exceptions, but the rule is,
he'll be like a son to you. When you get older, what a
children do it take care of dads.
It, take care of their moms. That's what they do.
That's what Solomon's trying to picture you.
Take care of them and you bring them up like they're your own
children, treat them with respect and care and delicately
bring them up and when they get old, they will be like a child
to. You they'll take care of you.
That's a beautiful picture. Isn't it of how it is that we
can both work together? Standing that the example that
we sit, whether were a subordinate or whether we're the
boss, the world is watching. And just remember, if, what we
are doing, is because we're Christians because of our faith,
that's the best part of the whole thing.
God gets the glory and conclusion tonight, I'm through,
we know that a Christian must always behave himself properly
in the presence of those in the world.
We know that we know that we must work out in the world.
Old and support ourselves and support our families.
We must work hard and doing. So, we also understand that one
of the easiest ways to destroy our influence, is to misbehave
in the workplace or misbehaving business, but let's also always
have the proper have behavior and keep business in its proper
perspective and never lose sight of the fact that it is
righteousness and not riches. We should truly aspire to have.
Many examples in God's word where people were rich, but they
won't go down in history as those that were Rich, they were
Rich. Sure.
But they'll go down in history. As those of great faith, they'll
go down in history as great men for other reasons, and God's
word other than because of riches.
Every time Jesus pictured riches or rich man in lieu of
righteousness, was in a negative way.
It was in a negative fashion. Set our things on things above
and not on things on the Earth. We thank you for listening to
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