PREPARING FOR OUR LIFE'S WORK

PREPARING FOR OUR LIFE'S WORK


The LIFE of a pro football player
Is very short


Chuck Noll-the great PITTSBURGH Steeler coach
Used to talk about his players
And a bit facetiously say:
“MAYBE it is time for them
To get on
With their life's work”


In other words-
Their minds wasn't on
What they were doing
And it was time for them to MOVE ON


When we READ
The biblical story of Jesus
There is no mention of Jesus' life
From the AGE of 12
Until the age of 30


What was Jesus doing?
Perhaps=PREPARING=for his mission
Of giving his life 100%
To God


“WHEN Jesus began his ministry
He was about thirty
Years of age” Luke 3:23


So what was Jesus doing
Those 28 years


Maybe WORKING as a carpenter
With his father
Or visiting family and friends


ONE thing for SURE is
That he was PREPARING
For his life's work
Through prayer and meditation


He was PREPARING
To preach the good news
HEAL the sick
And ESTABLISH his Church


He had to prepare himself
To GIVE his life 100%-
To his Father-
And to the people
Of this world


PREPARE for his life's mission
PREPARING to give himself away
FULL-TIME


“Therefore
This is what
I will do to you-Israel


And-because I will
Do this to you-
Israel-


Prepare to MEET YOUR GOD” Amos 4:12


“However-as it is written
'What no eye has seen
What no ear has heard


And what no human mind
Has conceived-


The things God has PREPARED
For those who love him
….....'” 1 Corinthians 2:9


SIMILARLY-as FOLLOWERS of Christ
We- as Christians-
MUST prepare for OUR LIFE'S WORK


For loving God
With our WHOLE mind-heart-and soul


And loving others as ourselves


That is our JOB as Christians
To be at peace and UNIFIED
with all


OUR life's work
To be in FELLOWSHIP with all


“GOD is faithful
Who has called you-
Into fellowship


With his Son
Jesus Christ our Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:9


“MAY the grace
Of the Lord Jesus Christ


And the LOVE of God
And the FELLOWSHIP
Of the Holy SPIRIT
BE with you ALL” 2 Corinthians 13:14


Because Christ PREPARED WELL
He was PERFECT
In his life's work


MAY we ALL PREPARE
For our life's work
With the ZEAL of Jesus


In Jesus name,


Robert P. Wallman
1-5-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Father James McKarns




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