"The boss wants to see you." Those six words can inflame an ulcer quicker than a chili-cheese dog with onions. "The boss wants to see you" could mean anything from a boost in salary to -- well, a boost! Why are people so afraid of the big bad boss?
Some see the boss as someone who holds the reigns on their career. Others try to win the boss' approval with kind words, insincere compliments, and fake smiles. Even if they don't particularly like their boss, they are afraid of losing a job, a raise, or a promotion, so they either cater to a boss they don't respect or change jobs.
For the believer in Christ, there is a better way to live while on the clock. Change bosses. Isn't that the same as changing jobs? Nope. You can change bosses without having to change jobs. Don't consult your employee policy manual. It's not in there. It IS, however, in your Book of Instructions and Beliefs for Life on Earth (B-I-B-L-E).
On any job for any company in any country, you can still work for the same boss. You can work for this boss at home, at school, in a factory, in a store, on an assembly line or in an executive office. As a committed Christian, your true boss, no matter who signs your check, is Jesus Christ.
Don't be surprised. Jesus is who you truly work for. Every time the Bible refers to Jesus as "Lord" it is implying that He is the boss. We should live our lives and do our jobs as unto Him...in a way that pleases our ultimate Boss.
"Servants, respectfully obey your earthly masters but always with an eye to obeying the real master, Christ. Don't just do what you have to do to get by, but work heartily, as Christ's servants doing what God wants you to do. And work with a smile on your face, always keeping in mind that no matter who happens to be giving the orders, you're really serving God" (Ephesians 6:5-7, The Message).
Before I go, I have good news for you. The Boss wants to see you.
Nobody gives "raises" like our Boss -- Just ask Lazarus!
Perry Crisp
Showing posts with label Lordship of Christ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lordship of Christ. Show all posts
Monday, January 19, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Twenty-Eleven Times
Dale and Jimmy were playing in the back yard. It was Dale against Jimmy in a battle to the finish. They were only five-year-olds, but they both had high expectations of winning this war.
They hid behind trees and trash cans, fired make-believe bullets, missiles, and rocket launchers at each other and threw pretend hand grenades, but neither of them suffered an injury.
With that much pretend firepower it was amazing that either of them could survive. They were as invincible as Walker, Texas Ranger. After an hour of intense bombardment, Dale peeked around a tree and shouted, "Aren't you dead yet?"
"No way," countered Jimmy. "You haven't even come close. But I know I hit you twenty-eleven times."
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
Just before Jimmy and Dale engaged in hand-to-hand combat, the hop of a frog caught their attention and the war was over.
The backyard battle of five-year-old buddies raises an interesting point. Neither boy was willing to let the other win. No one wanted to surrender. Nor do we.
Let someone else win? Admit defeat? Yield? Give in? NEVER! That same spirit of self-dependence and self-preservation is often carried into our relationship with God.
To surrender is to let someone else have control. That is a difficult chore for most of us. We spend most of our lives struggling to gain more and more control of our lives. The last thing we want to hear is that we should surrender.
But we should. I should. You should. To give God control of your life is a sign of strength, not weakness. It is victory, not defeat.
"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Philippians 2:10-11, NIV).
Everyone will surrender sooner or later. Jesus is already Lord. The sooner you surrender your heart and the controls of your life to Him, the greater the victory will be in your life.
Hands Lifted...Defenses Down,
Perry Crisp
They hid behind trees and trash cans, fired make-believe bullets, missiles, and rocket launchers at each other and threw pretend hand grenades, but neither of them suffered an injury.
With that much pretend firepower it was amazing that either of them could survive. They were as invincible as Walker, Texas Ranger. After an hour of intense bombardment, Dale peeked around a tree and shouted, "Aren't you dead yet?"
"No way," countered Jimmy. "You haven't even come close. But I know I hit you twenty-eleven times."
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
Just before Jimmy and Dale engaged in hand-to-hand combat, the hop of a frog caught their attention and the war was over.
The backyard battle of five-year-old buddies raises an interesting point. Neither boy was willing to let the other win. No one wanted to surrender. Nor do we.
Let someone else win? Admit defeat? Yield? Give in? NEVER! That same spirit of self-dependence and self-preservation is often carried into our relationship with God.
To surrender is to let someone else have control. That is a difficult chore for most of us. We spend most of our lives struggling to gain more and more control of our lives. The last thing we want to hear is that we should surrender.
But we should. I should. You should. To give God control of your life is a sign of strength, not weakness. It is victory, not defeat.
"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Philippians 2:10-11, NIV).
Everyone will surrender sooner or later. Jesus is already Lord. The sooner you surrender your heart and the controls of your life to Him, the greater the victory will be in your life.
Hands Lifted...Defenses Down,
Perry Crisp
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)