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This episode gives three important reasons to partner with God in your daily work.
Episode Transcript
Opening
On today’s episode, three incredible reasons that you should partner with God in your daily work.
You’re listening to Your Faith At Work with Dr. Ryan S. Howard, a podcast to inspire and equip you to partner with God in your daily work. Visit your YourFaithAtWork.org to learn more and download your free copy of 21 Days to a New Workplace You.
Episode
One of the biggest components of Your Faith At Work is the idea of partnering with God. I want you to know that there are some very good reasons that we should do that and I want to give three of them today.
1. The Biblical Model
Now, the first is simply that it’s the biblical model. The Bible has a lot to say about work and God uses the work of His people and we have examples all throughout the scripture of God working together with His people. It’s a common thread from the beginning of the Bible in the Old Testament to the end of the Bible in the new Testament.
God gave Noah the plans to build the Ark. God gave Joseph answers to how to prepare for famine. Luke was a medical doctor who traveled with Paul. All kinds of examples in there from the Old Testament to the New.
2. Apostle Pauls’ Instructions
The second is that Paul explicitly says to work with God. In fact, in 1 Corinthians 3:9, he says that we are God’s fellow workers. And he says earlier in verse six and seven that we plant and we water. But God gives the growth. See, we’re working together now he’s talking about sharing the Gospel, about spreading God’s message, expanding His kingdom and influence, and also all of the work that we do.
The New Testament also talks about how God prepared good works for us to walk in and to bring Him glory.
3. God’s Infinite Wisdom and Knowledge
Now the third reason is that God has infinite wisdom and infinite knowledge. You know, James 4:2 says that we do not have, because we do not ask or we ask with wrong motivation. God is the originator of all wisdom, all knowledge.
And when we’re looking to come together to resolve issues or to know how to handle something or what to do next, what to focus on, what our priorities should be, God has that answer. Now, His word is filled with these kinds of answers and wisdom that we can apply to our lives and to our work. But it’s also His Holy Spirit that is in us, that is guiding us and directing us and giving us specific application for the things that we find in His Word.
Your Challenge
So partnership, partnering with God, relationship is essential to that. Now, what are you doing this week to enhance your relationship with Christ? So I want to say that, hey, involve God in your work and invite Him in. He wants to partner with you. He has not left you alone. Invite him in.
So think about that this week. What is going on in your work that you can come together and partner with God in because that’s exactly what He created you to do.
Closing
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