Word for the day by Christian Education Forum
Dignity of Work and the Danger of Wealth Bible Reading: James 5:1-6 Key Verse: 4 V 4 “Look, the wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty”. DEVOTION The letter of James presents a clear attitude toward money and resources. It emphasizes that how believers use and view their possessions is an essential part of faithful Christian discipleship. In the days of James, there was a group of poor day laborers whose wages were very small. If the wages were withheld, even for a day, he and his family likely could not eat (Deut 24:14-15). In light of this situation, he warns the wealthy that withholding wages or acting unjustly will bring serious accountability before God. Dignity of Work Significantly, the very first pages of the Bible insist that work is a divine assignment. God placed Adam in the Garden of Eden “to work it and take care of it” (...