0400713 Business thinking.

For some strange reason (maybe sin?) we seem to make a distinction between our "religious" life and our "business" life.  Well, that's a serious error.  In fact, the Puritans considered one who made such a distinction and potentially unsaved and fooling themselves.

Levi the tax collector in Matthew 2 and Zaccheus in Luke 19 make that point very clearly. Not only that but even a cursory reading of Isaiah and the other Prophets make is clear that God judges not only our "religious" attitudes and actions but our commercial ones as well - and His wrath is kindled against them.

It's a matter of humility.  Humility?

Yes.

Biblical humility is fighting the hard and grueling battle to be and stay submitted to the call of God upon our lives.  It's the acceptance that no where except at the foot of His throne, beseeching His provision will we ever have a hope of bringing glory to His name in anything we attempt.  It is truly and viscerally a dieing to "self."   A mortification of the flesh.  A life lived in full awareness of the the cost of even the smallsts of our sins (if any can be called small).

To put is in plain and main talk:


He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? (Mic 6:8)

Justice, kindness (mercy) and humility before God.  do you really know what these call for?  Or are they just really need words that simple "inspire" and then "expire?"

Here are three "key core values" worth digging into  - worth any and all the time and effort it takes you to live for His names sake.  These are three lenses through which the light of the truth - the light of the world - shines through us to His honor and glory.

Oh - don't fool yourselves.  These are NOT just religious values.  If they don't or can't apply to your business then your business is in real trouble - eve if it's Christian business (whatever that is).

Think about this.  There is no such thing as a "christian" company,business, endeavor, organization, cause, even, etc.  There may be Christians involved and indeed it may be done for the glory of Christ but ONLY redeemed human beings can claim the denomination "Christian."  Adding "christian" as an adjective is meaningless - maybe as an adverb it has some meaning but ONLY PEOPLE - REDEEMED PEOPLE are Christian.

Your business, church, organization, etc can never be any more Christian than the newest, even weakest believer who is a part of it.

We do business to "gain" something - provision.  We live for Christ and in Christ because of what we have already gained - which only He provides.  Can you see the difference?

Just some food for thought --- I pray it provokes you to turn to His Word and humbly in prayer cry out:


Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my mind and my heart.   (Psa 26:2)

Wait for the answer and follow!