Work Like Blazes

I like the following thought from Dr. David Jeremiah's daily email devotional:

I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. John 9:4

In Today Matters, John Maxwell wrote, "If you want to reach your potential, you need to add a strong work ethic to your talent. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow shared much insight when he wrote, 'The heights by great men reached and kept / were not attained by sudden flight, / but they, while their companions slept, / were toiling upward in the night.'"

God gave us talent, and our parents and teachers provided the training. We've got to supply the toil.

The Bible says, "Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him" (Colossians 3:17, NIV). Ecclesiastes 9:10 says, "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might" (NIV). And 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (NIV).

Have you been procrastinating instead of jumping into a task at hand? Tackle it today for the glory of God.