A Job Well Done
There are some jobs I like to do, but there are others that are more difficult for me. I don't really like doing them. I sometimes put them off until I just have to do them. I know I shouldn't do that, but it comes from my personality. I am not a perfectionist, even though I am OCD. I get things done, but I have to be careful to do them the best I can, instead of just being in a hurry to get them done in a mediocre way. That is not God's way for me or anyone.
As we have read Exodus, we have read chapter after chapter of God's detailed instructions for how to construct the Tabernacle and all of its parts. The workmen worked with the materials given by the people, and they finally finished everything. (Exodus 39:43) "Then Moses inspected all their work. When he found it had been done just as the Lord commanded, he blessed them." I believe that pleased the Lord then, and when it happens in our lives, He is pleased today.
We, as Christians, know that we are to live according to God's instructions in all we do. The question for us today is, "Do we do the job well each time?" I am sure there are things that God commands us to do that are hard for some of us to do. In that case do we do it half-way, or do we do it well. I believe God is very disappointed in us when we don't do our best for Him. In fact, the Bible says that we are to do everything we do, "as unto the Lord." After all, He is the Judge of all we do, and we should do everything out of love for Him and for others, so why wouldn't we want to do it well?
It shows a heart problem if we neglect to do God's will, or if we do it half-way. We need to get our heart set on the Lord, not on ourselves and on the things of this world. We need to make sure we love Him more than anything or anyone else. Then, we will have the proper motivation for doing all things well. I pray that all of us want to hear Him say, Well done" when we go through the time of the Judgment, so let's make sure we do His will the best we can.
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Tomorrow, I intend to read Exodus 40 and Leviticus 1-2.