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“We Cannot Just do Nothing”
Categories: Christian PrinciplesTonk Talk by Mark T. Tonkery
The historian Thomas Carlyle talks about Louis XV the king of France in the 1700s. He records that France was in terror, and chaos because of tyrants. When Louis XV became king, he was young and inspired the people of France so much that they affectionately called him “Louis the Well-Beloved.” This name was given to him, not because of anything he had done but what they had hoped he would do for France. The nation was looking for peace and believed their new young king could bring the stability they desired. Thirty years later, Louis XV lay sick, and France hated him. Why? Because for over thirty years he had done nothing.
In the book of Revelation, we learn about a church that did nothing. The church at Laodicea was lukewarm. Jesus declares in, Rev 3:15-16, “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.”
Doing nothing is unhealthy for a king or for the church. Paul teaches in 2 Thess. 3:10, “If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.” James 4:17, Tells us, “So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” James reminds us, doing nothing is a sin.
Read the book of Acts and notice that much of the Lord's work was done by Christians who volunteered their time and effort. One would also notice that very few were paid for their labors. Such is the case today; for the church to function as it should it needs members to work, labor, and to volunteer. Yes, some people will be paid so they can devote much more of their time to spreading the Gospel and building up the Kingdom, but the church still needs Christians to be great volunteers.
The Bible calls us to work and labor in the Kingdom. We each must put forth an effort to spread the gospel, to do works of service, and even to be in worship on the Lord’s Day as well as throughout the week for other times of Bible study (Heb. 10:25).
Paul warns his readers in Rom. 12:6-8 to be diligent in their work for the Lord. Col. 3:23, states, “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”
Question: Are we diligent in the work of the Lord? The Lord needs every member to be involved with the work of the church, we cannot just do nothing in the Kingdom of Christ.
Church, there is much work to do even Jesus acknowledge this in Mat. 9:37-38, “Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
Will you pray for laborers to work in the Kingdom of Christ, better yet will you be a laborer and worker in the Kingdom? Think about it!
