WORK THE WORK
John 6:22-29

Luke 4:32, “And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority.” As an acclaimed follower of Jesus Christ, are you teaching or ministering the word of God in your daily walk? A Christian does not necessarily have to be an ordained pastor or bishop before going about and ministering the word. However, it is important that the word that is being ministered is backed with the power of God. In most cases, ministering the word no longer have the backing of power that is enough to set a captive free and the sick comes into church and leave to go back home still sick. You wonder what is going on with the Word of God. The Word of God is still the same and it has not change, it is the world that is changing from the Word. Also, a believer that does not work for the Word, the Word will not work for such believer. Jesus’ disciples once asked Him, John 6:28, “What shall we do, that we may work the work of God?” Have you ever figured out what has to be done to work the work? John 6:29, “Jesus answered and said to them, this is the work of God that you believe in Him whom He sent.” When there is no trust, there will be no obedience to the Word. Without obedience, faith is absent and belief does not have a place to reside. It is not possible to pick and choose the work that is convenient for us and get the result that is inhabited in working the word of God. To see the word backed with power requires a full commitment to working the work of God which is in following Him fully. While Jesus was on the face of earth many came to Jesus, but very few followed Him. Today, many claim to know about Him but few actually know Him. Can you locate where you are in your faith? Are you following Him or are you flowing with those that are actually following Him? The price is too costly to follow. Christianity today is convenience, not commitment from the heart. The most glaring identity of Christians, the self-acclaimed born again today is: lying, manipulation and deception. Among the believers, the sign does not follow any more because lifestyles do not reflect and character can not carry the one that is following the Master. Many acclaimed believers are very much conversant to the Word of God, but they no longer let the Word convert and use them. Billy Graham once said that, if the Holy Spirit is taken out of the church, 95% of church activities would be going on without any noticeable change. God, however, in His infinite mercy, continues to be patient with His children. Today is a day of self-examination; to work the work is to be-living (believe) the word of God. Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” In the same book of Romans, it is also stated, “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? ( Romans 6:1) Let us ask Him for enablement to follow Him fully.