Saturday, January 10, 2009

What is our occupation?



1 Corinthians 9:22
to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

A ship was fast sinking. The captain knew the ship is in great danger. He ordered everyone to evacuate by launching the life boats at the side.

His men on the ship took lead and led the people to each respective boat. The captain made sure everyone got into the lift boat.

The ship eventually sank with the captain. He knew it was his duty to save the men on the ship. He took responsibility and died, as a committed Captain.

So what is the Christian's occupation? Like the captain, as Paul puts it in his own life, that he might save some. Do we know our occupation?

The captain might sank to his watery grave but Christian, no grave holds us, no death shall sting us. Yet as the Captain is, he died yet he save others. We live, we have the words of eternal life but are we saving others?

Irony isn't it. Lives are to be saved by those who already had life. Remember your occupation.

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