On the Go - October 6, 2008

Employee rights extend as far as "I'm sorry, we don't need your services anymore."

Live it

Years ago as a major accounts representative for a national company, my customers were Fortune 500 companies in the Southeast U.S. Recently, I was cleaning out papers in storage and ran across a front page picture of employees walking out of a meeting with management. With pink slips in their hands, these were employees of one of my clients, who days before had bragged to me their job security. I kept the picture to remind myself that job security is only as good as the financial health of your employer and your value as an employee.

There is much talk today of the government guaranteeing rights and privileges to employees of private companies as well as non-working citizens. The problem is that the government is only as strong as the power and money it receives from working employees of private companies. When resourses are not available to pay its bills, printing paper and making promises it can't keep, is and always has been, a sure route to financial disaster. The lesson we should learn from this is to keep short accounts, reduce, stay out of debt if possible and don't depend on the government for anything. Anything less will likely lead to a loss of liberty, freedom and security, in that order.

Pray it
Thank you for employers who provide opportunity for their employees to earn income and pay taxes; for giving them a way to have insurance, save money for emergencies and give to others who need help.

Resources
God is for those who are righteous and against those who are not! (2000)
Liberty is a gift but freedom must be earned in every generation. (2001)
God loves sinners so much He allows them to reject His gift of salvation. (2002)
Faith without action to back it up is just religious chatter. (2003)
Your salvation is best judged by what you do when no one is looking. (2004)
Devotional (2005)
Devotional (2006)
Hard work prepares us to do something in the future we can't anticipate. (2007)
Deception begins when we are willing to have someone believe a lie. (2008)

How to Pray for...
My husband or wife.
Teach both of us to trust your Word without compromise.

My children.
Remind my children of Scripture as they contemplate action today.

Their school.
Teach our children character as much as knowledge.

Their teachers.
Give my children teachers with godly character.

My children's friends.
Protect my kids from taking advice from ungodly friends.

My friends.
Teach me how to be a good friend to another person today.

My work.
Give my business a firm foundation on which to grow spiritually.

My city.
Guard our leaders from making laws that lead people to sin.

Governmental leaders.
Give our city godly leaders upon who you have influence.

My country.
Refresh our memory of the spiritual foundation upon which our country was founded.

My President.
Teach him to regard life as You do.

My church.
Humble us if we've taken our eyes off you and put them on men and programs.

My pastor.
Make our pastor a man of prayer that leads a people of prayer.

My church leadership.
Restore the joy of those church leaders who are serving without passion.

Sister churches.
Use all the Spirit-filled churches in this area to make a real impact on the lost.

Persecuted churches.
Provide the needs of persecuted brothers and keep moles away from the flock.

Missionaries.
Give them creative means to teach the Gospel that inspires a thirst for the Living Water

The sick..
Comfort those suffering from illness.

The lost.
Give me boldness to speak the gospel without compromise.

Those in despair.
Heal the hurt in the heart of those who have lost a loved one.

Those in the hospital.
Use doctors and nurses today to do your work.

Those grieving.
Comfort those grieving and build in them a spirit of trust to replace the doubts.

Widows.
Give us a heart for those in need and feet to move when your Spirit moves.

Orphans.
Place orphans in the care of godly men and women who know you.

Myself.
Magnify the work of my hands to bring glory to your Name.

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