Be Skilled in your Work
“Do you see the man skilled in his work? He will stand before
kings, he will not stand before obscure men.” –Proverbs 22:29
The Bible encourages us to know our “craft” and work our
“business” well. Many are called to serve in the clergy, many
are called to teach, to be healers, and YES to even work in the
marketplace.
God exists in the marketplace and He loves to meet us there! For
most everyone, our everyday lives take place in the
marketplace–at work, at home, out shopping–and not in a
cathedral. God does not want us to only serve Him when we are at
church, but in ever thing that we do. So we must therefore honor
God through our work… and what better way to honor Him that to
give our work our best, to do it “heartily as though unto the
Lord” (Paraphrased 1 Chor 10:31).
