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by S.M. Chen | 21 February 2023 | In my commute between home and workplace, a distance of something over 150 km, I pass a weigh station. I pay it little heed, because, driving a passenger car, it does not directly concern me. Or maybe it does, in a sort of way. Part of the […] Source: https://atoday.org/the-weigh-station-is-closed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-weigh-station-is-closed
When Beryl’s breath of life returned to God, who sustained her with it for 91 years, the world had one less caring, loving soul to help Him watch over folks. Her mission was to be hospitable, greeting visitors, learning their names, and taking numerous of them home for lunch over the years.
After attending Newbold Missionary College, Beryl was secretary to Pastor H T Johnson in the South England Conference. She was a member of Plymouth church for more than 60 years and served in multiple…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-02-21/1464/
21 February 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I was disappointed by your response to Bruised and Battered. This letter writer should have been titled Mrs. Courageous, because it took much courage for her to speak out—especially against the church which employs and enables her own abusive husband! Oh, I am very glad you published her […] Source: https://atoday.org/spousal-abuse-part-2-a-reader-responds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spousal-abuse-part-2-a-reader-responds
Acabo de leer que se estima que el número de muertos por el terremoto en Turquía y Siria ha superado los 50.000. Puede que sean más. 50.000 personas murieron en cuestión de minutos, quizás muchos habrían deseado que fueran minutos, pero para muchos fueron dias de sufrimiento, murieron de sed o por desangrarse lentamente; otros […] Source: https://atoday.org/lo-siento-pero-en-este-momento-estoy-muy-enojado-con-dios/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lo-siento-pero-en-este-momento-estoy-muy-enojado-con-dios
Another phase of a “successful” life, the last phase, has the potential to be the most enjoyable — if the decisions of the earlier years have been wise and not ruined by unexpected events. In an ideal situation the parents have raised their children to become independent adults, the home is paid for, the transportation needs are met, there are no lingering debts, and there is a sufficient income stream to provide for the senior family’s needs.
God calls His children to a higher standard in work and life. That standard is God’s law written in our hearts (see Jeremiah 31:33) and reflected in our characters.
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As society erodes and Christian teaching is diluted and minimized, it will become even more important for the individual Christian to live and work on a level that is above reproach. The Bible says, “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold” (Proverbs 22:1, NKJV).
The Bible records instances of employers who recognized that they were blessed because of having a godly employee. When Jacob desired to leave his father-in-law, Laban, and return with his family to his homeland, Laban entreated him not to leave, saying, “Please stay, if I have found favor in your eyes, for I have learned by experience that the LORD has blessed me for your sake” (Genesis 30:27, NKJV). And when Joseph was sold into slavery in Egypt, his master, Potiphar, made a similar observation about Joseph’s work and rewarded him accordingly.
“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31, NKJV). So in our work and financial management and whatever we do, we should do it all to the glory of God. He is the One who gives us the knowledge and strength to succeed in life. “Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and You are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; in Your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all” (1 Chronicles 29:11-12, , NKJV).
| What are the principles that you are following, not just in work, but in life in general? What changes might you need to make? |
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