Because souls are involved
How is it that we can be so careful with our worldly responsibilities but not as much for the work of God?Students have study plans, schedules, purposes, aims. Teachers have lesson plans, schedules, aims, purposes. Other occupation also demands our meticulousness, carefulness, and attention. We do all these with fear and trembling (of getting sack? of failure? or law suit?). We do all these with passion (we love our subjects? we love what we study? we love the people we work with? we love money?????????????). We do all these out of necessity (we do it as unto the Lord - since God do require our diligence in our secular responsibilities? we do it for our ricebowl? we do it to keep our grades?).
But why on earth would we not carry the same fear, trembling, passion, zeal, meticulousness, carefulness, diligence, sense of responsibilities
TO THE WORK OF GOD?!
Today aunty theresa, while reminding someone that he/she ought to have passed his ministry to someone else (since he/she can't make it today), made this comment regarding why we should take God's work seriously:
"because souls are involved"
There is no bigger responsibilities to people around us than their souls. We are told not to stumble our brethren, not to anger them in ungodly manner etc.
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P.S. I can't really find a verse that says directly to work as diligently for God (if not more) as to our secular responsibilities. Anyone who can, please post a comment or tag. Thanks.