So it's show week in the theatre. Butterflies abound within many as 'curtain-up' on first night approaches. Then we are off and running, hopefully without any real hiccups along the way. Chances are the audiences won't notice any minor blips and we trust they will enjoy the show. At the end of the show each night they will applaud our efforts and head for home happy or at least appreciative of what they have seen. We probably feel pleased with the way it went tonight and head over to the bar for a drink and unwind.
At work we will be showing our skills in whatever capacity they are required once we have become acquainted with our new environment. We hope that our efforts are viewed favourably so that in time we may be rewarded, perhaps with promotion or an increase in salary. Certainly some praise for our good work in the meantime would be welcomed. At least we can go home at the end of the day knowing we did our best and were able to correct that little error before anybody noticed.
Now that we have asked the Lord Jesus into our lives and become Christians we must try to perform in our daily life to a higher standard than we probably did before. The difference to theatre or employment is that there is no immediate pat-on-the-back or tangible benefit with God. However, we know that our reward for genuinely trying to live our lives to God's high standard is worth more than anything we may gain in our time here on earth.
May your efforts in everything you do this week be pleasing to the Lord.
Jim Finch
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