WORK THE GOOD WORK

1. We are all vessels in God’s HANDS, some to GOOD WORK and others to DISHONOUR, that all praise might resound to His glory [2 Timothy 2:20] As many as are reconciled to God through Jesus Christ are STEWARDS unto HONOUR, BORN of God to establish His PURPOSE on earth. We are as Adam, who God placed in Eden to “DRESS and KEEP IT”, “And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to DRESS IT and to KEEP IT” [Genesis 2:15] Adam did the “DRESSING”, failed the “KEEPING” and the rest as they say is history. Jesus Christ, in similar fashion, gave AUTHORITY to us, as STEWARDS of His GRACE and “EVERY MAN HIS WORK”, “For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave AUTHORITY TO HIS SERVANTS, and to EVERY MAN HIS WORK, and commanded the PORTER TO WATCH” [Mark 13:34] God assigned WORK to every man according to His PURPOSE and demands we do it, “Moreover it is required in STEWARDS, that a man be found FAITHFUL” [1 Colossians 4:2] Every STEWARD is required not only to WORK and FAITHFULLY so,  “EVERY MAN’S WORK SHALL BE MADE MANIFEST: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed BY FIRE; and the FIRE SHALL TRY EVER MAN’S WORK” [1 Corinthians 3:13]

2. Every GOOD WORK is set on the foundation of FAITH in Jesus Christ, who is God revealed in the SON “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, … For IN HIM DWELLETH ALL THE FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD bodily” [Colossians 2:8-9] Every man that will WORK and be found approved of God must be established of FAITH in Jesus Christ, as it is written:  “… What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the WORK OF GOD, that ye BELIEVE on him whom he hath sent” [John 6:28-29] We were newly BORN of God in Jesus Christ and as BABES required to be fed with MILK of the WORD, “For every one that useth MILK is unskilful in the WORD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS: for he is a BABE. But STRONG MEAT belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their SENSES EXERCISED TO DISCERN both GOOD and EVIL” [Hebrews 5:13-14] We were NURSED by TEACHERS appointed of God but there were charlatans and you do well to beware of pretenders, “… HYPOCRITES! for ye compass sea and land to make one PROSELYTE, and when he is made, ye make him TWOFOLD MORE the CHILD OF HELL than yourselves” [Matthew 23:15] The WORK of God is to replicate Himself in you, be careful not to be “NURSED” in likeness of any man, “… Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit” [Matthew 7:16-17]

  3. God began the GOOD WORK when He said, “… Let us make man in our IMAGE, after our LIKENESS …” [Genesis 1:26] His IMAGE in us which was marred by SIN was RESTORED in Jesus Christ and His LIKENESS established by baptism of the Holy Ghost. We are by divine providence co-labourers with God in Jesus Christ, who gave His LIFE for us and commissioned us to preach the GOOD NEWS, as it is written: “… GO YE into all the world, and PREACH THE GOSPEL the gospel to every creature” [Mark 16:15] Our primary WORK is to preach Jesus Christ, not of contention but as WITNESSES of the LOVE of God who gave Himself for us in the SON. Pertaining WITNESSES, it is required that our TESTIMONY be TRUE of Him and of ourselves. Our WORK is to tell the world the true identity of Jesus Christ, revealing the MYSTERY of all ages in simple language, “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory” [1 Timothy 3:16] Our WORK is not until the SOULS received by preaching of Jesus Christ are established in “PERFECTION” and for this WORK, He “… gave some, APOSTLES; and some, PROPHETS; and some, EVANGELISTS; and some, PASTORS and TEACHERS; For the PERFECTING OF THE SAINTS, for the WORK OF THE MINISTRY, for the EDIFYING of the BODY OF CHRIST” [Ephesians 4:11-12] 

4. Listen carefully,  SPIRITUAL EXERCISES are necessary preparations for GOOD WORK; they are good but do not count as GOOD WORK “Yea, a man may say, Thou hast FAITH, and I have WORKS: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee MY FAITH BY MY WORKS” [James 2:18] Athletes are not awarded medals for training but for performance, likewise the years spent on mountains, praying and fasting amounts to nought if we preach not the GOSPEL. It is convenient to build Cathedrals, Schools and Hospitals, they don’t count as WORK if we fail to raise SAINTS in the LIKENESS of Jesus Christ, “Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: WHERE IS THE HOUSE YE BUILD UNTO ME? and where is the place of my rest?” [Isaiah 66:1] If we focus all our energy on raising millionaires who have not resemblance to Jesus Christ, we deceive ourselves, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD, and LOSE HIS OWN SOUL?” [Mark 8:36] Whatever a man has or has not in this world is not REWARD for God’s WORK, our REWARD is with Jesus Christ, as it is written: “And, behold, I come quickly; and MY REWARD IS WITH ME, to give every man ACCORDING AS HIS WORK SHALL BE” [Revelation 22:12] Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour today and He will perfect His GOOD WORK in you, amen
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