Important: work hard to represent yourself before God, and get the approval!

 2 Timothy 2:15

Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive His approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.

This statement is loaded...First, we are urged to do our best by working hard, to represent ourselves to God and get His approval. This is partly now, whilst we are on earth, as we go by, to ensure that we are aligned and are working according to His will and are getting the approval on the tasks we have completed. Secondly, to get the approval for when we pass away, on our last day when we meet God, that we get His approval on our entire life, on the journey we had. This is the ultimate, we should work so hard (thus working IN HIS WILL), that when we meet Him face-to-face, we get a "well done good and faithful servant!", because He'll be pleased with how we lived our lives here on earth. It will be a painful and futile exercise, to work hard here on earth, only to find that it was not what God wanted for us, and thus we get rejected on that day. Which is why it is SO important to build a relationship with the Lord, and allow His to guide you as you journey here on earth. That will ensure that you obey Him and do that which pleases Him.

The second and third part of this verse urges us to work hard so that we don't get ashamed about our work and also that we are able to explain the truth. In this case, it can be the actual work in our jobs, ministry, business etc. But most importantly, the part about the truth refers to when people ask about your hope, your victories. God wants us to always be ready to answer and direct people back to Him, that our successes are as a result of the blood of Jesus, the favour of God that is upon us. Which is the truth, because when you partner with God (something I decided and managed to do in the past few years), is that God works in and through you, so that you are able to achieve great things together. In this case, you can't take the glory for yourself, but you tell the truth that it is the grace of God in my life.

I hope this blesses you and reminds you of the importance of ensuring that what you go about doing here on earth, is aligned with God's plans and is pleasing to Him.



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