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When I give an Armor of God Challenge Coin to someone, I often give them a second coin to give to another person. Sometimes that person says “I don’t know who I would give this extra coin”. It’s easy, look for opportunity to encourage someone with the Gospel or a reminder to pray. When I meet someone who is having a bad day or discouraged, I say, “May I show you something? This is my Armor of God Challenge coin that I carry in my pocket. It reminds me that God loves me and that he cares, and it says Pray Always, I’m going to pray for you, Here is a coin for you, it’s unique with its own number. You are unique. Maybe you can try praying to God when it’s quiet and your alone, as God wants to hear your heart” It’s easy and almost everyone appreciates the kindness and coin with a smile. Steer them to the Armor of God Website for encouragement. It’s easy and it will warm your heart! You did your job and now let the Holy Spirit convict. Be a Missionary! Check out this timely devotion by Rick Warren- Daily Hope March 10, 2024
“Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven.”
Matthew 6:20 (NIV)
No matter what you do for a living, you can use your workplace to further God’s Kingdom by using your business contacts to spread the Gospel and bring glory to God.
I once got a call from a German man who was the president and CEO of a major international sports apparel company. He said that he had just read The Purpose Driven Life and that it changed his life. He told me, “I’ve read this book, and I am now a Christian. I just need to know one thing: Should I resign as CEO of my company and become a pastor?”
I said, “No way! Let me show you how to use your job for the Kingdom, how to be a Kingdom builder and not just a wealth builder. Do you have an executive team?”
He said that, yes, there were six of them, and two of them were also Christians. I said, “Start meeting with those two and praying for the other three. Your first ministry is to win your three coworkers to Christ. How many employees do you have at your company?”
He said they had about 25,000. I responded, “That’s called a megachurch! You’ve got 25,000 members in your congregation. Start praying for them. Be available to them. Establish good Christian principles in your business.
“Do you want to influence other CEOs? Then you need to stay a CEO because you’ll have far more influence on them as a CEO than as a pastor or missionary.
“Would you like to influence culture? When you do celebrity endorsements with pro athletes, sit them down and tell them that you’re not just their sponsor; you are their friend. Give them your business card and tell them to call you whenever they have a need.”
In today’s global economy, the new missionaries are businessmen and businesswomen. Many countries won’t let a pastor or missionary in, but they’ll gladly welcome your business.
When you use your business for the one thing that’s going to outlast everything else—the Kingdom of God—you are being a Kingdom builder and not just a wealth builder.
There is nothing wrong with using your work to build wealth. But Jesus said in Matthew 6:20, “Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (NIV). The only way you can invest in heaven is to invest in people who are going there. When your work points people to God, you are storing up treasure in heaven to use for eternity and you’re advancing God’s Kingdom!
Talk It Over
Take some time to pray for the people in your workplace. Ask God to help you see opportunities to minister to your coworkers and tell them about Jesus Christ.
How does your attitude toward your job change when you consider that God put you in your job to share the Gospel with your coworkers or employees?
What is one way you can use the wealth from your job to build God’s Kingdom?
Give hope, prayer and encouragement.
Great message, we can go into places others can't to bring the good news of Jesus. We are right where God wants us and can use us on a daily basis, we just need to realize that instead of questioning where we need to be. We're already there. I have been on many out of country missions trips and they changed my life, that is what it is all about. My personal change is what God will use to show others Jesus, though I usually feel like one of the knucklehead apostles. But that is the beauty of it all as we are made unique for a purpose. Don't take my word for it, take God's word and spread it!
This reminded me of a conversation I had about 10 years ago with a brother. This friend was telling me I should become a licensed pastor. I appreciated the encouragement and of course prayed about it. I personally never liked school and wanted to be in the working world immediately after high school. When I prayed on what God wanted me to do I was reminded on how school wasn’t my thing and that serving was. I heard I didn’t need a pastors license to share the gospel and serve Him. And here I am! God has me right where I should be.