Good Morning from Jimmy Faison, Deacon Chairman
(Before anyone gets “offended”, this devotion is to me, for me, and no one else, that is
unless it applies to you!)
–Colossians 3:25 He who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong
which he has done, and that without partiality.
The Bible says whatever our work is, ultimately we’re working for God, not a human
boss. That means we are to obey our employers as we obey Christ. We are also to
perform our work diligently, not slacking off or sweeping dirt under the rug–God sees
what we do even when our employer doesn’t.
In Colossians 3, we find a third lesson about work: we are to perform our work honestly.
(Read it for yourself)
It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Christian or non-Christian–if you do wrong to your
employer, you’re going to be held accountable to God for that wrong. You are not to
steal from your employer.
Stealing from your employer involves more than dipping into the cash register. We’re
guilty of stealing when we steal time from our employer–that is, when we come in late
and leave early instead of working the full amount of time for which we’ve been paid.
We’re guilty of stealing when we speak badly of our employer or the organization for
which we work–in doing so, we’re stealing their reputation, which, in some ways, is
more valuable than the money in the cash register. We have an obligation to work
honestly, diligently, and obediently–that is one test of whether we’re becoming like
Christ.