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Icy Paint Buckets

  • He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? If you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? Luke 16:10'12 WEB.

    It was a gray, cold morning in Myrtle Beach. The wind blowing in from the Atlantic Ocean caused the paint in our buckets to have small slivers of ice floating to the top. I had recently started to work with this company, and we were painting an eight-story condominium right on the oceanfront during the winter. It was the offseason after the tourists had gone home.

    I worked hard. Partly to keep warm, but mostly because I try to do everything as unto the Lord, wholeheartedly (Colossians 3:23). When a job gets difficult, I turn it into a game where I am working directly for the God who put me there until He provides a way for me to get out of there. I talk to Him about it throughout the day. If I am working at the coffee counter at church, I act as if each cup I make is for Jesus Himself.

    If you understand that you are working directly for the Lord and that He intentionally put you here to do this job today when you could have been elsewhere, it will give your work new meaning. Also, my dad taught me that if you focus on getting the job done, the day will go by much faster, and it is true.

    Later that day, the lead man on the crew came to me, and in a hushed, slightly embarrassed tone, he explained that I was making the rest of them look bad. They were all doing just enough to get by, which mostly centered around finding a corner to stay warm in. Where I had made a good show and painted nearly as much as all of them together, they intended to stretch the job out as long as possible, and even the foreman was in on it.

    The Holy Spirit groaned within me. I smiled, continued working, and began to whistle the tune from the Andy Griffith show. Within a month, I was the lead man on the crew, and that guy was unemployed. In time, God gave me my own painting business. He that can be trusted with a little can also be trusted with a lot. If you have not been faithful in the use of that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

    I try to work for the Lord wherever He places me, and it's not always a bed of roses. He has often put me in some interesting places to reach someone there. I have dug miles of ditches if they were placed end to end. For a while, I pumped out septic tanks. I painted houses, cropped tobacco, changed automobile transmissions, polished brass, installed computer networks, wrote software applications, and played music in bands at night.

    If He opened the door for me, I would step through it. Each time I was faithful in the job, He would promote me, and no one could stop it. Yet, he often closed that door and opened a new one somewhere else when the task He put me there for was complete. I would lead someone to the Lord, then get laid off, or another door would open somewhere else, and the game would begin again. Unemployment to me means a promotion is coming.

    You can thrive wherever you are and whatever you are doing. Joseph prospered while he was a slave. Then he flourished while in prison. Then he was a great success at ruling Egypt. If God puts you there, work hard, and keep a positive attitude. It will lead to your promotion or something better. Your attitude at work directly reflects on the God you serve. So be faithful in what God has given you. Work hard at it, for there will be a reward in due season.

    Prayer: Heavenly Father, please give me the grace to perform my best. Equip me with the skills I need and help me make the right decisions today. Please open the next door for me and give me a clear vision. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

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Kevin J. Eck
Kevin J. Eck Amen,
October 14, 2022
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Debi Burton
Debi Burton Heavenly Father, please give me the grace to perform my best. Equip me with the skills I need and help me make the right decisions today. Please open the next door for me and give me a clear vision. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen! ❤️
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Bella Colliander
Bella Collianderedited: October 14, 2022

Amen Pastor Dion.  Great devotional.

 

 

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Celeste Strenn
Celeste Strenn

Amen 

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Kay Collinsworth
Kay Collinsworth

Amen 

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Schalk  de Beer
Schalk de Beer

Yes, amen Lord. 

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Patricia Walker
Patricia Walkeredited: October 14, 2022

Amen. Heavenly Father,  Thank You for all you have blessed me with. I'm so grateful to You.  AMEN

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Sylvia Brainard
Sylvia Brainard

Amen

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Richard Mondello
Richard Mondello

Father Yahweh be praised! Amen 

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Yvette York
Yvette York

Amen Good Morning Everyone 

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Wanda Pennington
Wanda Pennington

Thank you Jesus,  Amen 

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David  Earlywine
David Earlywine

Amen 

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Cathy Webb
Cathy Webb

Truth for my day! Lord, please give me the grace to perform my best. Thank you. Amen

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Mark Williams
Mark Williams

Amen. Dion,I always get a kick out of your work stories,thank you.

October 14, 2022
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Maria Melendez
Maria Melendez

Amen

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Scott Riegelmann
Scott Riegelmann

Amen 

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David Krull
David Krull

Amen. Great devotion today. Well they all are but right on. Jesus is Lord. Father I pray you forgive my sins and heal me so I can serve You again. In Jesus Name 

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Dana Rozell
Dana Rozell

Amen!

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Theresa Bright
Theresa Bright

Thank you Father for your provision and guidance as I work for you. Give me your grace and patience for the students in my care. In Jesus name I pray. Amen ???????? 

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Lynn Brown
Lynn Brown

Heavenly Father, please give me the grace to perform my best. Equip me with the skills I need and help me make the right decisions today. Please open the next door for me and give me a clear vision. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

October 14, 2022
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Marisa Jackson
Marisa Jackson

Amen!!

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David Fabillaran
David Fabillaran

Amen Lord Jesus!

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Audry Reddy
Audry Reddy

Amen!! :)

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Wesley Paulus
Wesley Paulus

Amen! 

October 15, 2022