“A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him” (Proverbs 12:14).
WORK
What would you do if one day God asked you to devote the fruit of your labors and the rest of your working life to an evangelistic project that directly involved you? Would you accept Heaven’s invitation? The truth is that it wouldn’t be com. mon for someone to act that way. But there is one case in the Bible.
«By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seem moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith» (Hebrews 11:7).
The Lord asked Noah to build an ark when the world didn’t even know about rain. Heaven’s request wasn’t humanly logical or scientific. But Noah accepted God’s assignment and invested all his savings to build a huge ship. From that day on he became God’s messenger by proclaiming the world’s destruction through a universal flood and, also, inviting people to repent and providing a place to be saved, that is, the ark. No doubt Noah’s working life seemed grotesque to his neighbors. What a way to waste money! His covenant with God didn’t seem like a good investment. More than one friend approached him to ask, «Are you sure about what you’re doing, Noah? You’re risking all your family’s belongings for that idea that’s popped into your head. Now is the time to make lots of money and you waste time this way!» Many thought the old patriarch had lost his mind.
For a hundred- and twenty-years Noah insisted on preaching a gospel that couldn’t be proved and the fruits of his efforts were minimal. Every hammer blow to the vessel’s structure announced to people the imminent arrival of the flood. Finally, he finished his work. The ark survived the different cataclysms that came with the flood—like volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tsunamis—, which shows Noah and his sons’ conscientious work.
Have you ever thought that doing your job well can prepare you for Jesus’s coming? No matter how simple or complex the economic activity you do or dream of doing, it’s very important for you to link it with the mission God has brought you into this world to fulfill. Yes, you can also be a messenger of Heaven in your work environment.
Don’t hesitate to invest the best of your life with the heavenly Father.
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Take From: Daily Devotions for Youth 2020
«A New You»
From: Alejandro Medina Villareal
Collaborators: Gezer Noria & Misael Morillo
