Take Your Assignment Seriously

And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. (Acts 16:27)

I think many believers could learn something from this jailor.

He was willing to die for the sake of his assignment. When he saw that he hadn’t completed it acceptably, he essentially sentenced himself to death!

He was willing to die for his duty, but God wants us to live for ours.

God has assignments for you. Discover what they are and take them seriously. Maybe your assignment is to serve in a particular area in the church. Be faithful. Maybe God wants you to serve Him through the workplace. Be faithful.

Decide to live for God by fulfilling the assignments He has given you.

Fulfilling your assignment involves more than simply getting the job done. It also means being faithful. In other words, fulfilling your mission has to do with attitude as well as activity.

Fulfilling your assignment means you are trustworthy to do what you said you would do.

God is not asking us to die for our assignment physically, but He is asking us to die to the flesh (our emotions, feelings, complaints, and dislikes) so that we can walk in the Spirit and fulfill our assignments to the fullest.

Practical Application – If you genuinely see the assignments God has given you as opportunities to serve Him, how should that affect how you fulfill your daily tasks? You can turn your work into worship when you actively and purposely dedicate each day and every task to honoring God through it.

Luke 16:10; Proverbs 20:6