Shovel-Ready Jobs

   I read this in Psalm 62 this morning:

"For you will render to a man
according to his work."

   I think "this is not just work", any work, this is more, and I want to add a word in here to clarify it for myself. I trust this is not "adding to Scripture", but simply what God shows is the work that He is looking for.

   I want to say that God's rendering will be according to my obedient work. Not all those things that I see to do on my own, but that which is pointed out by Him, work that He shows. It is not something that I push aside others to do, so I can add more things to my "works done" list. Works that He blesses are those that He calls me to do, and I do.

   There will be things that I will be called to do today. Maybe they are already on my to do list because He has led, but maybe they might be shown at the very time of needed action, but they are placed there for my realization and my obedience.

   There was a term used a few years back, one referring to jobs that could be created because the projects were sitting there waiting for funds to be appropriated. These were referred to as "shovel-ready jobs".

   It is not enough for me to see that shovel, waiting in the sunshine of a barn, but that implement has to be picked up and actually used to do something. The light of the sun might point it out, but it is not just to take a picture of, it is a working tool.

   There will be things that I need to do today. As God brings them forth, out of the darkness of my thoughts into His sunshine, my shovel-ready job is to pick up the tools He has given me to use, and get that work done, obediently.

   Success is the convergence of realization and obedience.

   May I be a successful worker today.