No boss wants to pay his workers if they do not work, if they do not even arrive at the work place. This is obvious and understandable. Just think for a moment, would get paid for the ‘work’ you do for God?
If you consider going to Church, working for God, then many people will only work one hour a week! Yet they still want to be paid, in fact they want a bonus, they want to get to Heaven, yet what have they done for that reward?
How many people actually study their Bible?
How many pray?
How many help others, whether it be financially, or physically, emotionally or spiritually?
How many people when they do attend services, actually pay attention and worship God?
I do not know of any earthly ‘boss’ who would pay an employee with such a weak work ethic, never mind giving them a bonus, a reward for good work! How can he say to you, ‘Well done, you good and faithful servant’, if we do nothing?
It is easy to leave it to others to do, to make excuses for yourself by saying, ‘I do not know what to do’, but is that good enough? You need to find out what to do, you need to learn how to do it.
God is not intimidated, like human employers, with union strikes or ‘stay aways’, He just will not pay you what you would like, rather He will punish you for not doing what you said you would do! Let’s think about how we work and what we do, as it will impact on whether we get our reward in Heaven or not! We cannot earn Salvation, but that does not mean we can do nothing!
Once again, we do not intend to ‘run’ your life for you. The choices are yours to make, but you need to know all of the facts to make a good decision. Do not just accept what has been written, read the scriptures for yourselves and see what God has said.