Thursday, January 15, 2009

The New Employee

By Os Hillman -January 15

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us (2 Cor 4:7).

What would happen if Jesus took your place for a year in your workplace? Let's consider some hypothetical things that He might do.

He would do His work with excellence. He would be known around the office for the great work He did (Exodus 31:2).

He would develop new ideas for doing things better (Eph 3:20).

He would hang out with sinners in order to develop a relationship with them in order to speak to them about the Father (Mt 9:12).

He would strategically pray for each worker about their concerns and their needs. He would pray for those who even disliked Him (Mt 5:44).

He would rally the office to support a needy family during Christmas (Jer 22:16).

He would offer to pray for those who were sick in the office and see them get healed (Mt 14:14).

He would honor the boss and respect him/her (Titus 2:9).

He would consider the boss as His authority in His workplace (Rom 13:1).

He would be truthful in all his dealings and never exaggerate for the sake of advancement ( Ps 15:2).

He would be concerned about His city (Lk 19:41).

He would always have a motive to help others become successful, even at his own expense (Pr 16:2).

Hmm. Sounds like some good ideas we could each model.

4 comments:

cas said...

I couldn't resist posting this one. The ultimate WWJD for the work place. Now lets live right.

cas

ldb said...

Wow, very powerful. I pray that I can shine Jesus' light in my workplace. Very difficult thing to do. Jesus I pray you give me your powerand your strength to bean example.
In your Name,
Amen

ldb

trm said...

Man, that's right between the eyes but a great perspective!! Let's pray and do for each other and depend on His strenght to live out loud!

jmb said...

Don't get me wrong, I love to compete in the workplace, but a greater blessing than winning is hearing, "I know your faith is important to you"
I pray for us all that it only takes a brief interaction with us to see how important it is.