Explore the profound insights from Isaiah 60 about the dignity and goodness of work. Discover how work will play a vital role in the future paradise, reflecting God's design. The discussion emphasizes that all vocations contribute to divine care, challenging societal views on job status. Learn how viewing work as worship transforms our professional lives and fosters fulfillment. The importance of integrating faith into everyday tasks is also highlighted, ultimately revealing how grace can reshape our approach to vocation and community.
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Work's Goodness and Dignity
Work is depicted as a good and noble part of paradise, not a curse or evil.
God's own work in creation models work as joyful and dignified labor, including manual work like farming and craftsmanship.
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Work as God's Caring Instrument
All kinds of work, even simple jobs, are how God sustains and loves others.
Workers in any role are 'fingers of God,' serving his care through their labor.
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Honor All Work Equally
Do not hold class or job snobbery; all work honors God equally.
Choose work that fits your gifts and serves others rather than solely for status or money.
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Matt Smethurst distills over 40 years of Tim Keller's teachings into a structured exploration of the Christian life. The book examines Keller's insights on topics like prayer, suffering, friendship, vocation, and intimacy with God, situating them within the biblical narrative of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. Drawing from Keller's sermons, books, and interviews, Smethurst presents a practical guide for believers seeking to grow in their faith and apply gospel-centered principles to daily life.
What’s described in Isaiah 60 never happened in human history and never can happen in normal human history—and it has much to teach us about how we view our work.
Isaiah 60 looks to the end of time when God makes everything right and paradise is restored. And in that restoration, something happens that we often overlook: all the nations of the world bring their work products—their gold, silver, flux, and grain—as offerings to God. Just as there was work in the original paradise, there’ll be work in the future paradise. And so, what does that mean about our work?
This text points to three things about work: 1) the goodness and dignity of work, 2) what’s wrong with work, and 3) how work can be healed.
This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on April 10, 2016. Series: Proverbs: Where We Are Going: The City and the Mission. Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-11, 18-21.
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