Equiped For Ministry
Because Paul was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers. (Acts 18:3)
A speaker was presenting Christ to a large audience on one of the great university campuses. One of the professors in the audience was stricken by the power of the message and the calm and peaceful appearance of the speaker. Leaving the auditorium, the professor said to a fellow professor walking beside him, “I suppose that preacher spends most of his time in study and preparation of sermons, away from the tension and strain of this busy world of ours.”
“Would you like to meet the speaker?” the fellow professor asked. “I know him well.” The professor said he would, so a meeting was scheduled for lunch the next day.
How shocked the professor was when he was taken to a snack room in one of the local factories. Sitting there at the table with the speaker, he asked him about his profession. “My occupation is to do the will of God and to love people while I wait for Christ to return to earth, the speaker replied. “Meanwhile, I operate one of the machines here at the factory.”
A person does not have to be a great preacher to be in the will of God. Your profession is to do the will of God and be a strong witness for Christ no matter where He places you.
Heavenly Father, help me to stay humble, and do Your will. In Jesus Name, Amen.
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