Warriors for the Faith, Series 3, Lesson 2: Salt and Light Where You Work

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Where We Left Off

Last time we saw that a warrior is first faithful at home. Today is Lesson Two. It's called "Salt and Light Where You Work."

Most of the Christian walk does not happen in a church building. It happens on the job, at school, in the shop, in the field, or in the ordinary errands of the day. That is where a warrior is often watched the closest.

Our Key Verse

Jesus said:

"Ye are the salt of the earth… Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid."
— Matthew 5:13-14 (KJV)

And then He gave the reason:

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
— Matthew 5:16 (KJV)

Salt slows decay. Light shows the way. As an application, your work is one of the main places those two things can be seen.

Do It as Unto the Lord

Paul wrote:

"And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
— Colossians 3:23 (KJV)

"Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:"
— Ephesians 6:6-7 (KJV)

You may have a hard boss, or a quiet job no one notices. The Lord notices. Work done for Him is never wasted.

Peter said that an honest life can even change the way people talk about you:

"Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation."
— 1 Peter 2:12 (KJV)

Daniel at Work, and Lydia at Her Trade

Daniel lived in a pagan government. His enemies tried to find something wrong in his work so they could destroy him.

"…but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him."
— Daniel 6:4 (KJV)

They had to invent a law against prayer, because they could not attack the quality of his labor. A warrior's work should be able to stand that kind of light.

Lydia was a seller of purple in Thyatira, a woman with a real trade and a real shop. The Lord opened her heart to the gospel, and she used her home and her goods to help the Lord's work:

"And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul."
— Acts 16:14 (KJV)

Daniel in the palace. Lydia by the riverside and in the marketplace. Men and women both can be faithful where they work, and the Lord can use that faithfulness.

Closing Thought

A warrior for the faith is salt and light on the job. Do your work heartily as to the Lord, keep your conversation honest, and let people see your good works and glorify your Father. Next time, in Lesson Three, we'll talk about the days when the battle hurts.

Let Us Pray

Father, help us do our work heartily as unto You, not unto men. Make us salt and light where You have placed us, and let our good works point others to You. In Jesus' name, amen.

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