June 25

The Lord wants our work to prosper. It is His desire that in all our hand finds to do, we should do it as unto God. In recognizing this, there is an immediate list of things we must not be found doing, for they are displeasing to Him and cannot be done as unto Him. Certainly, we cannot steal and then present the tithe of our effort to Him.

But in our pursuit of viable earthly goals, we should remember that we are not working in order to attain an excellent performance evaluation from the boss; we are doing our utmost to attain the highest level of our ability because we want to please our Lord. The high performance rating is a mere out-growth of laboring to please God.

There is a promise in Proverbs 16:3 that assures success to those who labor with the attainment of the approval of our Lord in mind. It says, “Commit your work to the Lord and HE shall cause it to prosper.” When we have dedicated our effort, whether in the secular work we do to earn a living or in the work of the Kingdom of Christ that we do because we have received His gift of eternal life, He wants our success.

Psalm 75:6, 7 says, “Promotion comes not from the east or from the west but from the Lord who puts down one and raises up another.” The ultimate success that the believer achieves in his life is anchored in the reality that our loving heavenly Father cares very much about the work we do and has aligned Himself with us in the attainment of the rich reward of our labor.