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Working Humbly

By:Debbie Christopher ~~For the past 3 years, I have dedicated my Labor Day posts to provide opportunities for readers to reflect on their role as an employee or employer.



I trust each of these three areas of work-life have motivated you to fulfill your daily responsibilities with these Biblical qualities in mind.


At the conclusion of the 2023 segment, I hinted at choosing a word from a section from Colossians chapter 3 for my 2024 Labor Day reflection. Yes, I chose….humility—working humblygulp!


Under the guidance and supervision of the Holy Spirit, Paul presented a list of characteristics for the new believers in Colossae to adopt as a new lifestyle. In Colossians 3:8-14, he exhorted them to put-off certain deeds and characteristics that represented their former lifestyle and, then, followed that list with deeds and characteristics to put-on that represented their new life in Christ.


Our theme for this Labor Day is found in the put-on list. Paul admonished these new believers to put-on humility as they dealt with others.


Humility is a Christ-like characteristic spoken of at length throughout Scripture. I bet many of you can quote…or sing…Micah 6:8! We can define it, explain it, and provide examples.


So, instead of listing a series of actions to demonstrate ways in which we can work humbly, let’s take a moment to consider why we should work humbly. Once we comprehend the why, I think we will definitely be able to take a deep breath and agree with the reminder found in 2 Corinthians 3:5.


“It is not that we are competent in ourselves to anything as coming from ourselves, but our competence is from God.”

2 Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬-HCSB‬‬


Did you catch that? Our competency is from God for the benefit of others (See verse 3:6…linked above and 5:20b).


The Apostle Paul provided additional explanation and examples throughout the next three chapters of 2 Corinthians to remind the Corinthian believers (and ultimately us) of our mutual responsibility to encourage and motivate each other regarding God’s love and faithfulness*. He then concluded this section with this all important ‘therefore’:

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ…

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬a ESV‬‬


Our talents, abilities, strengths, position, etc. have been given to us by God for the purpose of sharing Christ’s love and faithfulness with others.


I encourage you to take a reflective moment and read Philippians 2:3-11 to grasp the concept of true humility.


Be a humble ambassador of grace….

~Debbie


And, yes, I have next Labor Day in mind!😉

*Greg Christopher, PhD…Park Crest Baptist Church-FaithKeepers Grow Group lesson, August 2024.

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