Help Wanted

Christians could run this advertisement but it would seem strange to unbelievers. It would read something like this, “You can serve God anywhere in the world. The Spirit will supervise your training by the church. Instructions are truthful and should be followed carefully. Your training will turn you into a new person who is like Jesus. You can become an Ambassador of Christ. There is a great retirement plan for over-comers”.

Being redeemed only takes an instant although the transformation of our nature is a long process. Many people believe that their redemption from sin allows them to live a selfish life. As long as their pleasure is a wholesome activity then God should bless them while they live it. This is completely wrong. People are saved in order to work for the Lord. God’s work is spiritual and it is always about bringing other souls into His eternal family.

The new covenant that God gave humans is about building a brand-new person. This new person has no interest in taking part in worldly pastimes. The Bible says: … anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Cor 5:17 (NLT). We should want to begin living our eternal life right now because our chance to teach others about God does not happen after we leave the earth.

If we hired a worker, our goal would be to have the worker do the job at hand. Whenever a person is born-again God expects them to do His work. Paul made reference to this: …and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. Eph 4:11-12 (NLT). Some people want a “pass” that will get them into Heaven but they have no interest in giving their life to God.

One of the reasons people will give us for not working is that they are, not qualified. This is silly because no one is qualified. The Scripture tells us we are not: … qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God. He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant. This is a covenant not of written laws, but of the Spirit. 2 Cor 3:5-6 (NLT). Our only requirement is to allow the Spirit to lead in our lives.

Being one of God’s workers is the highest position available on this earth. Paul said: And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” 2 Cor 5:19-20 (NLT). Christians are ambassadors of Heaven. It is a real honor to “speak for Christ” about the plans God has for the redemption of people.

Our “help wanted ad” would have thousands of people wanting the work if they realized what a privilege it is to be a Christian. We must be sure to tell the truth so that people who are fair will recognize our honesty and consider giving their life to God. Believers must adopt their new nature in order to join in the harvest of God’s fields. This new work is never boring and there is always room for growth in our wonderful new life.