JERSEY-BARKER

The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?  1 Chronicles 29:5.

Saints of God have their work for God to do along with normal work.  The quickening of the Holy Ghost will stir your heart to work for God.  We love God, but HE gave his only Son so we don’t have to go to hell!   Do you remember the love, joy, and desire to work for God when you first got saved?  Read 1 John 4:19 and Revelation 2:4.  In Exodus Chapter 35 the people were willing and obedient to give offerings and to work.  We are to be zealous of good works (Titus 2:14).  We should have a heart toward God, a body yielded to His work, and a mind to do it.

And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:  Exodus 36:2.

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak:  for your work shall be rewarded.  2 Chronicles 15:7.

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.  Nehemiah 4:6.

In these last hours before the coming of the Lord we need to have our hearts, minds, and bodies concentrated on the work we should be doing for God.  We shouldn’t be so worried about everything else.  He will take care of us if we put his will and his work first (Matthew 6:33).  Nehemiah has examples of how the devil will fight the work of God.

It is good to be zealous about good things, but it is necessary for the Christian to use knowledge, wisdom and understanding.  You don’t want to go wholeheartedly in the WRONG direction.  Continuously seek God and study the Word.  You need the Holy Ghost to guide you in all things.  Godly zeal can be contagious, stirring others to work for God.  Read Hebrews 10:24.  Seek God about your calling in the Lord.  He may have a particular work for you to do, added to the normal Christian duties.  Read Jeremiah 29:13.  He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him (Hebrews 11:6).

It is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing.  Galatians 4:18.

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.  Romans 10:2.

For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.  2 Corinthians 9:2.

But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.  Deuteronomy 4:29.