Work hard!

Some people may not like what I feel these verses are saying:-

“In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, labouring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”” (2 Thessalonians 3 v 6-10)

The Message gives a helpful line: “Don’t permit them to freeload on the rest.”

Here is a key to life: work hard!

The New Testament leader who moved in the power of the Spirit, the chief church planter, operating in the Spirit seeing signs, wonders and many miracles and we are told:-

• He paid for his own food from the work that he had done.
• He worked night shifts.
• He worked day shifts.
• He laboured.
• He toiled
• He was not a burden to anyone.

If that is the main apostle then surely every one of us need to pay attention.

Some people are part time with things that need full time attention.

If you only work half-heartedly then your results will show it.

Some travel the world to find the strategies for success or to receive some special anointing to bring about remarkable results which only come through sheer hard work.

Some people are praying for a move of God when actually a move of God’s people is needed. Why should God work when His people are lazy?

If a worker deserves his wages (1 Tim 5:18) then sadly perhaps we should be saving more money in Christian ministries?

Why should we be talking about rest and taking a Sabbath when work is in decline?

Those who don’t see what they long to see have most probably stopped working for what they saw a long time ago.

Some retire though they were never tired because they never put a shift in.

Maybe today some people are just one day of work away from their breakthrough but they have decided not to show up.

Let’s work.