Isaiah paints a picture of the values that must characterize the people of God.
Moral chaos breeds chaos.
You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering. The sacrifice you desire...
God, who set up the sacrificial system of the Old Testament, says he doesn’t need sacrifices. Rather, he desires worship and obedience.
If it sounds as if Paul is calling us to grit our teeth and try harder to be good, then we are...
Jesus speaks about wealth frequently. Wealth and provision are not in themselves work, but they are often the result of work, our own or someone else’s. A central tenet of economics is that...
Matthew 6:1-4 1 Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them...
Matthew 6:5-15 5 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to...
Matthew 6:19-34 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in...
God sets limits to our work. It's up to us to discern those limits and live within them.
God's original call to people to work occurred in Genesis.
Adam's and Eve’s decisions stretch all the way to the modern workplace.
Psalm 32 expresses David’s joy in experiencing the freedom of God’s forgiveness. But, for a while, David did not rejoice because he...
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Romans 5:12–21 reflects a dense and complex theological argument involving a number of different contrasts between the...
Nearly thirty years have elapsed between chapters two and three. John the Baptist reveals Jesus’ true identity as the Son of God...
God called Abraham into a covenant of faithful service, as is told at the beginning of Genesis...
When Abraham left his home in Haran and set out for the land of Canaan, his family was probably already quite large...
Growing up in the church, I always heard the opening verses of Psalm 121 as an invitation to gaze upon the mountains...
At first glance, Psalm 121:7 offers tremendous assurance. The Lord will keep us from all harm! Wow! That sounds wonderful. If I...
As we have seen in Romans 1–3, the cross of Christ brings salvation to all people—Jews and Gentiles alike. In Christ, God...
Jesus’ discussions with Nicodemus and his disciples hold innumerable treasures. We will begin with a verse that has profound implications for human...
The foundational expression of God’s work came to dramatic fruition when God decisively led his people through the Red Sea, releasing them...
Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker, for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care. Psalm...
Where does worship lead? When we gather together as the people of God to offer praise, thanks, and worship to our Lord, where does this take us? What happens in us and to...
In Romans 5:1–11 Paul offers more encouragement by reminding the Romans that through Christ we have already “gained access” to God’s “grace...
The story of the woman at the well (John 4:1-40) has as much direct discussion of human labor as any story in...
Saul Chosen as Israel’s First King God's first choice to be king is Saul (c. 1050-1010 B.C.), someone who looked the part—he...
While we seek to honor God in our work, this does not mean the road will be easy.
The Lord is my pace-setter, I shall not rush.
Psalm 23 is one of the most beloved Scriptures in the world, but early Hebrews probably found it hard to swallow. God a shepherd? Definitely not kosher.
Full Christianity: Doing, Thinking, and Being (Click Here to Read) In this daily reflection fromThe High Calling, Mark Roberts considers how the...
Before we move on from Ephesians 5:8-14, I want to reiterate a crucial point I made earlier in this series of reflections...
What does it mean to expose the deeds of darkness? How should we do this?
Once we were Gentiles living in darkness. But, we who have become children of light through Christ...
In yesterday's reflection, I suggested that we are to "expose" the "fruitless deeds of darkness" not by...
Jesus and his disciples see a man born blind (the entire chapter 9). The disciples look on him as a lesson or...
Ezekiel's theology of work would be incomplete if not placed in the full context of future restoration alluded to throughout the book...
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones. ...
The first line of Psalm 130 is one of the most frequently quoted of the Psalms: “Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD” (130:1, KJV).
My friend Nick grew up in a church that was very eager to keep him from sinning.
Believers are free from the law, but walking in newness of life is based on a firm...
Learning to Save My Students Instead of Judging Them (Click Here to Read) An encounter with the words of Jesus in John 12 encourages a teacher to change his approach to his relationship...
Mary, Martha, and their brother, Lazarus, were Jesus’ good friends. He visited frequently in their home and loved them all dearly (John...
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