Are you living out your callings in your different roles in life?
In yesterday’s reflection, we focused on the amazing truth that “God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God.” Yet there’s another phrase in that thought.
I have been living on devotional snacks lately, thirty minutes here, fifteen there.
In the time of Jesus, wine was often stored in the carefully prepared skins of animals.
J. I. Packer is a Board of Governors' Professor in Theology at Regent College; Vancouver, BC. He is author of many books...
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Explore what the Bible says about God's calling and your work.
Calling begins with the call to follow Christ. All other callings, including the call to work and particular types of work, flow from this primary calling. The Bible has much to say about...
In the Bible, the word “call” is used most often to refer to God's initiative to bring...
God created you as a worker, and he commands you to work, even if he doesn’t mail you a specific job offer.
Although we are focusing on God’s call to work, work is only one element of life. God calls us to belong to Christ in every element of our lives. Colossians 3:17 Whatever you...
At this point, we are now able to delve into the possibility of God’s guidance to a particular task, job, career or type of work. We have seen that: Everyone is called to...
With the understanding that the ultimate image of calling in the Bible is the calling to follow Jesus, we are ready to...
Here are three major considerations for discerning God’s vocational guidance.
The first consideration is the needs of the world. The single strongest indicator of what God wants you to do is probably your awareness of what needs to get done to make the...
The second consideration is your skills and gifts. The Bible says that God gives people gifts for accomplishing the work he wants them to do, and it names some of the gifts and...
