A striking attitude!

22 August 2010

Jeremiah 22:13-14 "Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice; who makes his neighbour serve him for nothing, and does not give him his wages; who says, 'I will build myself a great house with spacious upper rooms,' and cuts out windows for it, panelling it with cedar, and painting it with vermilion.'

A valid question for a Christian today is how do you respond to the society we live in, work in, and worship in? As a Christian we find ourselves wondering about what a fair wage is and to what ends may a person go to demand a higher wage. It amazes me to think that the very people that are on strike, who are violently protesting were most likely in church yesterday meeting to worship.

The hardest part of being a Christian is to be content with the wage we receive and to accept that those in authority pay what they believe the work to be worth. The higher the productivity the higher the worth, the lower the productivity the lower the worth, the one thing that we see in the public service is a low productivity, long queues, lack of respect for the service user and a general arrogance, and we see the same attitude reflected by those who go on strike.

As Christians how do we respond to this? We respond by recognising that we need to show who we are in Christ by helping and working harder, as employers to pay a wage that is worth the work of labourer, treat all with respect and dignity no matter who we may think we are in society.

Could you imagine Jesus Christ protesting and stopping children from going to school, to turn patients away from medical treatment, to throw rubbish in the streets and vandalise property? I simply cannot, therefore to be like Christ is change society by changing the hearts of people, to do to others as you would have done to you.

Be encouraged today to speak out as Christians of the love that we have for others, and to show it by the way we treat others.

David.

Point to ponder: As Christians our work productivity is not determined by the wage we earn.
Question to consider: Do you give value for the wage you earn?
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