Today's Word

'Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. . . . may your Name be honored. . . reveal who you are. . .' Matthew 6:9

Honor God at Work - Part 2

C.S. Lewis wrote,
"Authority exercised with humility and obedience accepted with delight are
the very lines along which our spirits live."

In the various translations of the Lord's prayer we see that Jesus was teaching us to ask God to help us to live in such a way that our lives reveal who God is, that we live so that God's Name is honored.

Jesus was a servant. Jesus taught that true leadership is influence through serving one another. He taught that we should “wash one another’s feet” and “love our enemies”. He also spoke the truth. “Speak the truth in love” writes Paul to the Ephesians. “Jesus humbled himself” says Philippians two.

Which of these work habits of thought and attitude do you need to adopt today? In what way can you honor a superior today, regardless of his or her deserving it? In what way can you show humility by encouraging a subordinate today regardless of her or his deserving it.

Prayer

“Lord, please help me to exercise whatever authority over others that I have been granted in way that is genuine and humble. Please help me to obey you with delight and to take my assignments at work from my boss in ways that display delight in my work and willing attitude toward those who direct me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen”