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He prompted the reader to consider how God calls people into service. And every example he gave was of a worker in their workplace: Peter the fisherman, Matthew the tax collector, Paul a tentmaker, Luke a physician, and so on.

Has it occurred to you that God may be calling you to ministry in your own workplace using your own worktools? In the verse above God took the tool from Moses to use it for performing a miracle and He can do the same in your own work too. Perhaps not producing a fire in a rock, but He can certainly produce a fire in someone’s heart through your words and actions for His Glory.

Throughout the bible is testimony of how God performed miracles and did things for people in their own particular workplace. Why? Because He wants us to know that the tools and gifts He has given us are the very same tools and gifts He wants us to use to demonstrate His power and to minister to others. But for that to happen we need to be prepared to hand over our tools and gifts to His use and His Glory, otherwise our actions could become meaningless.

God doesn’t want people to leave their work to go into ministry - He wants to work through you at your work to touch the people there. After all if you don’t, then who will? You are probably surrounded by people every day who do not know our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. And you may be the nearest person to Christ they know.

If you have a passion for what you do and look forward to your job or work every day; if you know that you are very good at what you do and that the organisation would indeed miss you and your abilities if you weren’t around any more, then it’s worth considering that you are where you are supposed to be and that place is your place of ministry. Why not discuss it with God today?

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