I Love My Job
God graciously invites us to work with Him, and rewards us because he loves us, not because of our fruitfulness. Were he to do otherwise, we would receive little, for we bring nothing of which He has need. He gives us, by contrast, exactly what we need fo reach day.
Prayer
Why I am Called to Gary, IN
Dr. Harry Ironside told of a man who gave his testimony, telling how God had sought him and found him. How God had loved him, called him, saved him, delivered him, cleansed him, and healed him. It was a tremendous testimony to the glory of God.
After the meeting, one rather legalistic brother took him aside and said, “You know, I appreciate all that you said about what God did for you, but you didn’t mention anything about your part in it. Salvation is really part us and part God, and you should have mentioned something about your part.”
“Oh,” the man said, “I apologize. I’m sorry. I really should have mentioned that. My part was running away, and God’s part was running after me until he found me.”
Setting the Scene
[7] The Fourth [Commandment]
You are to honor your father and your mother.
[8] What is this? Answer:
We are to fear and love God, so that we neither despise nor anger our parents and others in authority, but instead honor, serve, obey, love, and respect them.