Subject: Work - Colossians 3-4

Colossians 4:5 (ESV Strong's)
Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.

Subject:  Work

For believers, time on this earth is about redemption.    In the above text, Paul tells us that we have a responsibility to walk in front of that world around around us in wisdom and making the "best use of the time.". The Greek grammar used in this phrase is that we are to "redeem" the time.   The NASV and NIV translates this phrase to "make use of every opportunity" while we journey through this life.   That means all of our activity (work, play, governing our lives) is to be used to talk about God and Christ and to spread the Gospel.   When we go to work each day we are to use our position as an opportunity to tell others about Christ.   We tend to think of work as a place we earn a living to support our family and, hence, use our finances to support our Church.   But, what if it is the other way around?  What if our Church is there to prepare us for our we are live our lives in front of our co-workers so that we might be able to answer any question they toss our way, while at work?  What if our church is there to supply the sanctification process so that we are holy and thus, at work, wet the appetite of those around us ... who ask us how we seem to navigate and manage life's sucky moments different than our co-workers?   We are to redeem every tick of the clock.