Help Wanted

From: Messages of God's Love: 1981

• 2 min. read • grade level: 6

Many times I have seen signs that say “Help Wanted.” When I see one of these signs, I often think of two verses in the Bible: “No man can serve two masters” (Matt. 6:24²⁴No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (Matthew 6:24)), and “Choose you this day whom ye will serve.” Joshua 24:15¹⁵And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. (Joshua 24:15).

When someone asks about the job that is available, there are usually three things that they want to know about the job: Who will he work for? What kind of work will he be doing? How much will he be paid? Each of these questions is important to be happy with the job.

Now let’s think about these three questions and how they apply to accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour. If you come to the Lord Jesus, will He be a good Master to serve? He certainly will, because “God is love.” 1 John 4:8⁸He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. (1 John 4:8). And what kind of work will He want you to do? He says, “My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:30³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:30). It is true, you may be laughed at if you come to Jesus and try to serve Him, but it is a very happy job. And what are His wages or what will you receive? He gives everlasting life as a gift, because He loves you—not as wages or something that you earn by working. When you serve and follow Him, you find that He wants to bless you.

This is very different from the only other master you can have. That master is Satan. If the Lord Jesus Christ is not your Saviour, then you are working for Satan. He is not a kind master, even though he offers all kinds of pleasures to tempt you into following him. His wages are unhappiness and death, followed by an eternity in hell. Turn away from him and turn to the Lord Jesus Christ who loves you! Accept Him as your Saviour. He says, “Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28²⁸Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28).

ML-10/04/1981

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