We have just come through Lent and Easter and are reminded of God's faithfulness to his King, Jesus. Sometimes we limit what resurrection means to be "life after death." But the New Testament writers saw much more to it than that. It meant physical, genuine, vibrant life. It meant living in that new life of resurrection even before you're resurrected. The resurrection of Jesus changes the entire universe--not just what happens when we die.
We are now called to be people who live out resurrection today. What would we do differently if we knew the entire universe has been changed? What would it mean to store up treasures in heaven in a world that already bears the marks of resurrection? Paul gives us a hint in 1 Cor. 3. There he says that if we have built on the foundation of Jesus--if we have worked at projects that witness to resurrection--that our work will last. Our work will survive. It will not just pass away, but will stand the test of resurrection.
The question is not whether or not your job can witness to resurrection--it almost certainly can. The question is how you can think and work to witness to resurrection in the place you work. Nurses, engineers, gas pump attendants, even (NOT especially) pastors can witness to resurrection in what they do. What's your resurrection project?
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btw, missed you today, optical man!
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