STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE FOR GOD’S GLORY AND TROPHY
(I Corinthians 9:25) “And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.”
Ortega Y Gasset said: “Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.” Mr. Lee Iacocca the highly respected man in the car industry once said; “The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they’re expected to do- they always reach.” But Apostle Paul has a different perspective in doing things; he said in (Colossians 3:17- 23) 17- “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. 23- And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;” If our workers in Christian service as well as people in any work place has this kind of attitude; we will have less problems in our churches as well as in any work place or offices.
How about from the Old Testament perspective in working with excellence either for the world or for the Lord’s honor and glory? King Solomon is the authority when it comes to excellence and hard work, notice what he said in (Ecclesiastes 9:10) “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.”
