Your sacred task today:
The “layman” need never think of his humbler task as being inferior to that of his minister. Let every man abide in the calling wherein he is called and his work will be as sacred as the work of the ministry. It is not what a man does that determines whether his work is sacred or secular, it is why he does it. The motive is everything. Let a man sanctify the Lord God in his heart and he can thereafter do no common act. All he does is good and acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For such a man, living itself will be sacramental and the whole world a sanctuary. His entire life will be a priestly ministration. As he performs his never-so-simple task, he will hear the voice of the seraphim saying, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.”
–A. W. Tozer
Every one of us who are followers of Jesus; no matter if our paycheck is cut by a school, a hospital, a church, or any other person or organization; is called to work at our jobs and lives as if we are working for the Lord Jesus. Because He truly is our Boss, our King, our Lord. There might be other who have a role of responsibility over us, but ultimately Jesus is the One who gives us our orders. He tells us to serve as light in darkness, as salt in areas with no taste, as people bringing His joy into places of sadness.
Who are you working for today?
Have you sanctified Jesus in your heart and life in such a way that you now can do no common act?