Our Work

Nahum 1-3; John 5 

“Jesus said to them, ‘My Father is always at work to this very day, and I, too, am working…I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does…For the very work that the Father has given me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent me.’”

John 5:17, 19, 36

Jesus understood his work was to join his Father’s work. Grace is not opposed to work. Salvation is by faith and grace alone. However, citizenship in the kingdom of heaven is just the beginning. For followers of Jesus there is now much work to be done. Not work for Jesus, but work with Jesus, the Lord of the harvest. We, too, are apprentices with our eyes on Jesus, working in his harvest just as he worked. This lifelong discipleship in mission is for every Christ-follower.

Are we working for ourselves, for the Church, or for Jesus?

Does our work testify that we have been sent on a mission by Jesus?

“Lord Jesus, thank you for giving me kingdom work assignments that satisfy, for your glory.”