1 Corinthians 7:17-24
You
know the saying, “The grass is greener on the other side”. It’s human nature to
always want what we don’t have. It’s also human nature to complain about what
we do have. It’s easy to complain about your boss, your spouse, the weather,
the traffic; take your pick. Yes indeed, we find something to complain about
every day!
When
I first started working for my employer, he hired me to do marketing. It was
fun, challenging and rewarding. But about the second year the personnel needs
changed, so he moved me out of a private office to the main entry office.
Overnight, I became the receptionist, the operator, the mail boy and the filing
clerk; all jobs that I felt were beneath me; beneath my experience and my age.
Paul
wrote to the believers in Corinth about keeping their attitude in check about
marriage, religious traditions, work, social and economic standing.
22 If the Lord calls you, and you are a slave, remember that Christ
has set you
free from the awful power of sin; and if he has called you and you
are free, remember that you are now a slave of Christ. 23 You have been bought and paid for by
Christ, so you belong to him—be free now from all these earthly prides and fears. TLB
“You have been bought and
paid for by Christ, so you belong to him.” It
took quite a while for God to straighten my attitude about being “demoted”. I
suppose I could have looked for another job, but then I wouldn’t have learned a
valuable lesson.
Above
all else, no matter what your circumstance, you are a child of God. For Paul it
didn’t matter whether a person was married or single; circumcised or gentile;
slave or free – they were a child of God, “bought
and paid for by Christ”.
The
same message is true for you today. God has called you to serve Him in one
capacity or another; through your marriage, your job, your church, your
community. Find your calling and serve him with all your heart, mind and soul.
17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in
whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. NIV
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