管家职责(之四)

Jun 29, 2024

不肯工作的人没有资格吃饭。(帖撒罗尼迦后书3:10)

有个故事说一个人来到教会,满脸愁苦。牧师问:“怎么回事?”他说:“两周前,我叔叔去世了,留给我七万五千美元。接着上周我姑姑去世了,留给我五万美元。”牧师再问:“那你为什么这么伤心呢?”他答道:“因为这周没有人去世。”这个故事很有趣,只是有个问题。《圣经》说:“(这个人要)自食其力,做正当事,以便能够分给有需要的人。”(以弗所书4:28)上帝给亚当的第一份工作是管理伊甸园,并使它多出土产。即便是在完美的环境中,亚当还是需要工作。如果你要成为好管家,要扩大主人的资源,必须工作有成效。为了能够给与他人,你必须要自食其力并且有剩余。赌博的错误在于,你不能以运气替代工作。既然如此,你就不应去帮助那些不想工作的人。托尼·埃文斯(Tony Evans)写道:“好管家忙于烤饼,享受劳作食物,并且与人分享,而不是在那里游荡,等着有人施舍烙饼。”有些人质疑投资,因为这跟他们的工作理念不相符。那是不对的。上帝吩咐亚当去栽种。栽种是带来预期收获的投资。先祖堕落以后,人类就一直在发明各种方法来逃避生产性的诚实劳作。工作是你管理职责的一部分。你在进行劳作的同时把上帝视为你的雇主吗?祂确实是你的雇主!

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