Christianity Means Business                 [return to devotional list]

We live in a society where righteousness is found in prosperity and wealth.  We have producers, consumers, and large and small corporations where people strive passionately to meet their goals in their hunt for happiness and self-fulfillment.

Corporate America is fundamentally based on networking and word of mouth which exposes the next best industry that would skyrocket revenue in the business world. People are constantly looking at the next best trend, the next best advertisement, and who has the best marketing plan because it keeps people interested and it keeps the business running. Business people that are promoting a product are risk takers that are passionate about what they are promoting because they are focused on the paycheck that will result from that dream. They yearn for the treasure so badly that they will never be pleased with no for an answer. If only people would take their jobs as Christians as seriously and passionately as they do for their business, we would be playing a completely different ball game.

Desiring success financially is not a bad thing. Business itself is not a bad.  In the Old Testament, Jeremiah bought a field that weighed seventeen shekels of silver. He took the deed of purchase and he sealed a copy containing terms and conditions as well as an unsealed copy which he then presented to Baruc, son of Neriah. He proceeded to complete the purchase like the Lord had instructed him to do so. People purchase and sell things daily in the same matter except Jeremiah trusted in God before he made any decision and we should all follow his example.

Entrepreneurs have a burning desire and willingness to take a risk in promoting their new product or invention. They focus on the main picture in hope that they will succeed in receiving a compensation. In addition, we must be as Christian entrepreneurs who are willing to take a risk in spreading the good news that Jesus is alive, that He lives in us and that He can and will transform lives. We must always be filled with excitement when we “promote” Jesus because we already know that our rewards are being accumulated in heaven. He is the best treasure anyone could ever hope for.  

If I made an announcement on Sunday’s service stating that I concealed $1000 dollars inside a vehicle in the church parking lot and whoever finds it can keep it, I assure you there will be more people rushing to the parking lot before I get through announcing it! God wants us to replace worldly desperation into holy desperation. We must walk this earth as holy risk takers that are consumed with holy passion, ambition, and hunger. We must be so hungry and desperate for the consumption of His love, that it will be as if we were looking for a treasure hidden in a field or as a merchant searching for pearls.
 

God is a God that means business! It is time to take our Jesus entrepreneurship skills to the next level! We must stand together in boldness as a Christian community that is willing to take our jobs as believers seriously by promoting our faith in sharing to the world that the largest treasures on earth are those that are soaking in God’s glory in heaven.  

- Ms. Sasha Arreguin, Class of 2009

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