Any look at “living out the gospel” is vastly incomplete without diving into the world of work. We often have a view of work that’s too self-centric: either we hold a defeatist view where we expect the worst and believe work is a natural evil to be endured until each successive Friday evening; or we hold an idolized view where we attempt to derive affirmation and our own identity from it, expecting to be able to “do what we love and love what we do.” However, God specifically designed work to be a gift to us and others. It’s the primary mechanism through which we – his most significant capital investment apart from his Son – carry out His mission in the world. That is, through spending ourselves, we provide valuable service to others and bring glory to God by carrying out his mission. No wonder Jesus told a parable on business to describe this reality!
