“I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars, so you will never again worship the work of your own hands.”
Micah 5:13
When people ask you, “what do you do?” …”who are you?”… “what are you about?”… “what kind of work do you do?”
What is your response? Are you able to answer all these questions with one response? If not, where is the separation? In other words, do you separate how you use God’s gifts from the ‘you’ that receives the gift?
Better yet, are you able to answer all these questions with just one response? If not, where is the separation?
How do you separate how you use God’s gifts from the ‘you’ that receives the gift? How do you put a distance between who you are in God and what you do in the name of God?
Are you the Christian who uses Heaven’s gifts to gain worldly treasures?
A while ago, my pastor commented on the wealth that he believed was in the church. He stated that it is almost unimaginable how rich the House of God would be if we all brought our wealth into the church. Surely, he was not merely referring tithes and offerings, but rather the wealthy gifts that God has given to us. My pastor was calling out the wealth that was in us, the wealth that was us.
Friend, how much of your ‘wealth’ do you give to the world but not to God? Your gift, your heart, your creativity, and your time, how much of it do you give to God? And why have you not given it all?
Often times, we don’t want to consider the many ways that we dishonor God when we use our gifts for our own desires. We try to ignore our misalignment when the work of our hands don’t reflect the Father. But God knows and you know.
Consider that if no one ever saw your face or knew your name, if the world had to testify to who you are by all the works of your hand, would it truly reflect God?
For example, are you a Christian actor or an actor who is Christian?
Are you a Christian doctor or a doctor who is Christian?
Are you a Christian artist or an artist who is Christian?
Are you a Christian teacher or a teacher who is Christian?
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