-Valley of Vision
Teacher: Susan?
Susan: Here.
Teacher: Billy?
Billy: PRESENT!!!!
Everyone had a Billy in their class...physically present, but mentally absent. Many of us nabbed a perfect attendance award sometime during our school years, but those awards said nothing of our effort. When you're six, Mom's gonna put you on the bus every chance she gets!
Whether kids or adults, we have all been presently absent at some point. We might get credit from others for being in class, at work, or even in church. But are we getting any credit in Heaven?
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Col 3:23 (NLT)
God doesn't tell us to work. He tells us to work well! Christians are placed as ambassadors to a watching world. Sometimes those watchers are less evident than at other times, which is why we must always work as though we're doing it for God rather than people.
Where are you present physically yet mentally absent?
- Your job is paying you, but your extended breaks and slack hands rob your employer.
- Your teacher invests their expertise in you, but you ignore their wisdom and preparation.
- Your church prepares a worship environment for you, but you fail to prepare spiritually
God's not handing out attendance awards. God rewards diligent hearts that fully invest themselves in whatever they're doing. If you have to be there, why not put in your best effort to glorify your Father in Heaven?
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