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August 23, 2017

Working for the Lord

Whitney V. Myers (Pennsylvania)

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Render service with enthusiasm, as to the 
Lord and not to men and women. - Ephesians 6:7 (NRSV)

In my late twenties, a few years after I had committed my life to Christ, I was working as a computer programmer for a large company. One day I had been so unsuccessful in searching for an error in a computer program I had written that I began to question...

Today's Prayer
Dear God, help us to work in ways that bring you honor and praise. Amen.
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Ephesians 6:5-9

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I will serve the Lord where I am today.

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