Paul says that Christ ascended to Heaven and then POURED out gifts to everyone in the “body of Christ” (read: all of His followers, past-present-and-future) so “build up” together into the full measure of Christ Himself (see Ephesians 4:11f.).

In other words…

1️⃣ We’re all gifted

2️⃣ We’re all called

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The problem is that we often create a false dichotomy between who is called and who isn’t— between who does SACRED work and who does secular work.

But…

… as Dan Miller reminds us (in his book 40 Days to the Work You Love)—

There is a Hebrew word, avodah, from which come both the words “work" and “worship." To the Hebrew man, his Thursday morning activities were just as much an expression of worship as being in the synagogue on the Sabbath.

Nothing in Scripture depicts the Christian life as divided into sacred and secular parts. Rather, it shows a unified life, one of wholeness, in which everything we do is service to God, including our daily work, whatever that may be.



This isn’t just a “spiritual concept,” this idea about work being connected to a deeper purpose. Webster’s dictionary (full disclosure: I looked this up online and not from an actual Webster’s book) defines work as "bodily or mental efforts exerted to do or make something; purposeful activity.”

Work is—

✅ Purposeful

✅ Meaningful

✅ Intentional

Work adds value to everything around us, because work places the touch of the Creator somewhere in our world, even as it uses human instruments to do so.

In fact…

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Colossians 3:17 tells us, “Whatever you do, do it as unto the Lord.” Whereas it’s easy to assume this simply applies to church or religious activities, this verse reminds us that any activity we do should be performed as unto the Lord. Paul, who also write this verse, clarifies the reason: “Because it is the Lord God you are serving.”

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