Abound in the Work


Anchor Scripture: “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.”- 1 Cor. 15: 58

Scripture References: Luke 9: 57 – 62; John 4: 34, 9: 4; Romans 8: 35 - 39

Admonition
Greetings to you from the Throne of Grace, brethren!

The real reason we were made was to work for God. Immediately Adam was created, God apportioned to him the work to do for Him (Gen. 2: 15, 20).  We must all strive hard to work for God. And the work must be continuous as the Scripture says, “always abounding . . . .”

First, we need to understand what the work of the Lord really is: it is to propagate the Kingdom of God; that was all Jesus Christ was concerned with while here on earth. Different denominations today, by reason of their doctrines, have different understanding of what constitutes God’s work. However, I put it to you that whatever you are doing where you are that does not directly translate to people’s salvation, edification or perfection is just a religious assignment, not God’s work.

I want to submit that “always abounding in the work of God” is a difficult assignment to carry out, because it requires grace to remain, abounding in the work because of the dedication it often requires. However, He says, “My grace is sufficient for you.” In the Bible, many people started out very well with daunting strength and dedication. However, they never FINISHED STRONG because they failed to abound in the work.

In John 4: 34, Jesus Christ says His meat (food) is “to do the will of him that sent me and to finish his work.” He repeated this in John 9: 4. Little wonder He FINISHED STRONG!

Samson, on the other hand for example, despite being anointed right from his mother’s womb never finished strong, even though he started very strongly because he failed to abound in the work for which he was both chosen and anointed.

"Whatever you are doing where you are that does not directly translate to people’s salvation, edification or perfection is just a religious assignment, not God’s work."


Till tomorrow when we shall meet again on this beautiful journey of FINISHING STRONG together, keep keeping on in Him!

Yours in Him,
Bro. Bidemi Oyedele
Bible-way Gospel Ministries (BGM)
Lagos.

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