Work of Ministry vs. Ministry of Work

Work of Ministry vs. Ministry of Work

Viewing Ministry and Work in the right perspective

Which one do you think is more important?

Work of ministry or the Ministry of work?

Many people will chose ministry over work

Thinking that ministry is more spiritual whilst work is secular

Hence giving a slip-short attitude when it comes to their work

going through their monday to friday with an attitude of trying to scrap pass

praying that its over quickly

so that they can enjoy their weekend doing the work of ministry

spending most of their time serving in the ministry, yet praying that God will open a way for promotion and favor in their marketplace

and wonders why it never happens even when they chose to put ministry first

Very often work and studies became a 'duty' here on earth

that we will have to go through

some people think that it is because we are living in a broken down world hence the need to work and study

but its all wrong!

working and studying, excelling in our marketplace is the will of God

As much as work of ministry is important, the ministry of work is just as important

at the same time where God created Adam to fellowship and minister to Him

He placed him in the Garden of Eden

and God did not just expects him to watch over it as he spends all the time to fellowship with God

instead God expects him to TEND the land

though not all of us are called to the 5 fold ministry of an evangelist

we are all called to fulfill the great commission

if we are not excelling in our marketplace, just busy doing ministry

even though our church people will view us as on-fire believers

the people of the world will just consider us as someone sluggish and scrapping through our work 

then how can we win the world to Christ if Christ-likeness are not even shown at our marketplace

A hardworking, excelling staff might never want to come to church

if she sees that you are always so busy with church things that you are always slip-short in your work, not handing your projects on time, producing a low standard of work

The message of cultural mandate is the call for us to be relevant to the world

not to be of the world

but to be able to be the salt and the light in the world

excelling in our work with integrity

glorifying God with our conduct

bringing Christ-likeness into our marketplace

providing a new standard of living for the less fortunate