“When you hire an
employee, choose for God as well as for yourself. How can he fit in with your
plans if he does not fit in with God's? Of course you want his work to be
successful. But on what ground can you anchor that hope if the hand that does
your labor insists on sinning as he performs it? "A high look, and a proud
heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin" proverbs 21:4.
A godly servant,
however, is a great blessing. He can work hard and then seek God to work for
your good also: "O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me
good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master" Genesis 24:12.
Surely this prayer helped Abraham as much as the servant's good judgment did.
If you were to
plant an orchard you would find the best-quality fruit trees instead of wasting
your acres cultivating thistles. There is far more loss in a graceless person
in your employ than a fruitless tree in the orchard. While David was at Saul's
court, for example, he saw the disadvantage of having ungodly servants. No
doubt his recognition of evil in a disordered house made him determine to have
the highest standards when God would make him head of that royal family:
"He that works deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that tells lies
shall not tarry in my sight" Psalm 101:7.
Select a godly
mate. There is no one area wherein Christians, even those recorded in
Scripture, have betrayed their weakness more often than in choosing ungodly
husbands or wives. "The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they
were fair" Genesis 6:2.. You would think the sons of God would have looked
for grace in the heart rather than for beauty in the face; but even they are
quite capable of being turned aside by a pretty outward appearance without
first looking into the person's spirit.”
Quoted material from, ”The Christian in Complete
Armour Daily Readings in Spiritual Warfare” by Gurnall and James S Bell.
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