WORK-PLACE FAITH

MEMORY VERSE: Ephesians 6:7 With good will doing service as to the Lord, and not to men.

We have various spheres of influence in our lives. Our personal influence, our homes, our workplace, our friendships, and in America and other free countries, we have influence in our governmental circles, too. Our study today shows us how we can have a powerful influence for Christ in the workplace.

Ephesians 6:5-9 provides our text.

While the Bible uses terms such as servants and masters, we realize that the application can be made to employees and employers in our time. The truths that made the servant and master relationship work, will also help the employee - employer relationship. Here are some truths that stand out in this passage.

OBEDIENCE. . .at various levels. Elementary obedience has to be told to do everything. It is obedience, but very basic. The next step would be to do things without have to be told twice. Then, the bar is raised again. We are to do things without having to be told. Take some initiative and do what is the right thing to do. "It is always right to do right. . ."

LOYALTY. . .Staying true to the one for whom you work. Keeping your fishing line out of the water while you are working for someone. Being up-front and honest is vital in our working relationships. When people know they can count on us to stand behind them, we become a team that is hard to beat.

More to come. . ..