In my department of the supermarket where I work, so far nearly 20% of the workers have already decided not to work until the danger of the coronavirus has passed. (Interestingly, in almost every case, under pressure from family.)
No employee of the store has yet tested positive for the virus. Certainly some, many?, will.
And, for now, at least, the store is doing record business...by a long shot.
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When I read accounts early believers putting on Jesus who...
...made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of servant and...humbled himself and became obedient to death (Phil 2:5f)...
...to serve and care for people suffering in the plagues that ravaged areas of the Roman Empire, I wonder about the special and rare opportunities available to people of the Kingdom at this moment.
Certainly, you can be a good and responsible citizen of this world these days by staying home.
But, if Jesus is the Lord of your life, your citizenship is in heaven. (Phil. 3:20)
Why not be like Jesus who left heaven to live among the people of the world to live as a sacrifice?
Why not live like our early brothers and sisters who had the same attitude as was in Christ Jesus and to live in the world to serve others?!
One way you could do that is stop at the Customer Service desk of your local grocery store the next time you shop and ask for an application. I'm pretty sure that your store has openings for temporary, part time employees.
Our store is having trouble getting the merchandise we receive from our distributor on the shelves. We're stretching our Front End cashiers and baggers' ability to serve the hoards that fill our store.
You won't get rich by worldly standards. But, you will be building up treasures in heaven.
And...
... you'll be doing the WWJD thing. (1 Peter 2:21)
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