The Word Before Work

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com   “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.” Proverbs 16:33 (NIV) As we’ve seen over the past few weeks, trusting is the difficult yet simple act of recognizing that we are not responsible for producing results through our work—God is. Once we have taken this critica...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com   “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” Proverbs 16:9 (NIV) Over the past couple of weeks, we have been exploring the tension we Christians must embrace in our work, between trusting in God and hustling to make things happen in our chosen work. As we sa...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com   “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:3 (NIV) All throughout Scripture, we are told that it is God, not us, who produces results through our work. 1 Chronicles 29:12 says “Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things.” Deuteronomy...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com   “You may say to yourself, ‘My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.’ But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.” Deuteronomy 8:17-18 (NIV...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com   “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” Galatians 3:26-27 (NIV) Immediately before Jesus spent forty days in the desert resisting relentless temptation by the adversary, he was baptised in...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com   “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 (NIV) In the booming Chicago of the 1860s, there lived a young Christian family of six whose patriarch was a prominent lawyer and investor. All was going wel...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com   “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 (NIV) Contrary to what some “spiritual self-help gurus” preach, the God of the Bible does not promise us success. If anything, Scripture makes clear that Christians are all-but guaranteed adversity a...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com   “Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, bap...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com   “Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon?” Mark 6:3 (NIV) In order to embrace the idea that every Christian is a full-time missionary, there’s a second myth of missions that we need to look to Scripture to refute. Here it is: The calling...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com   “God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.'” Genesis 1:28 (NIV) The idea that every Christian is a full-time missionary may...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com   “Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, bap...