Showing Ourselves

“This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciple.” John 15:8

Funny thing about Sundays – they are not the only day of the week God wants His glory shown. In the Bible God did His most powerful work through businessmen and women during the week. Below are just a few of His callings in the workplace:

Moses and David – working as shepherds
Abraham and Isaac – successful businessmen in the marketplace
Joseph – grain administrator
Elisha – plowed fields
Amos – sheep breeder and tender of sycamore trees
Daniel – government official
Jesus – carpenter
Disciples – fishermen, tax collector, etc.
Lydia, Aquila and Priscilla – successful business people who financially helped plant churches.

The list goes on and on as they walked their spiritual journey with the focus on God’s kingdom. It is so easy for us to leave the church on Sundays inspired, spiritually fed with our souls nourished only to leave His altar behind. We enter into our own arena of work (including those who do not work out of the home) and spend more time with our colleagues and acquaintances than with our family. Within a few weeks of getting to know someone they most likely know our marital status, some details about our spouse and the names of our children. There is much talk about the workplace, responsibilities and the opinions of co-workers. But do our acquaintances know our God? Are they aware that we are working for Him instead of working for some earthly gain? Do they hear the name of our Savior on our lips showing ourselves to be His disciple?

Do they know that we belong to the most amazing Father in history who is the reason for our presence, our blessings and our successes? We cannot claim to know Him, love Him and be His disciples without giving Him the credit for all things. Is there a chance that if He is not on our lips He most likely is not on our minds and hearts?

It is our responsibility to reflect His image and claim our place as disciples in the workplace as well as on Sundays. How else will the lost recognize Him?