Approved Workmen

I had an odd realization today as I was sitting in the sauna at the gym. A woman came in and announced a man would be coming into the women's locker room to install some dispensers. She was warning us to cover up. As I sat there listening to the scrambling I started to think about the strange man. If you walked into the women's locker room and saw a man lurking about it would send off loud signals. What type of person would do that? And yet this man was approved by the gym and hired to do a job. He was an approved workman. So now instantly he is no threat. He is simply doing his job and has permission to be there. He was, in fact, invited. This really changes your perception of him. From one of fear, alarm and perviness to relief and thankfulness...two words made all the difference.....Approved workman.

There is a verse that says Approved Workmen are not ashamed. This man would have been ashamed to have been caught in a forbidden place. But because he was approved he could be there confidently and rest in the fact that he is approved and meant to be there.

Are you an approved workman for Jesus Christ? You can rest in the knowledge that because you are approved you can be right where he has put you. No excuses, no shame. If you are where he wants you to be and someone doubts it, you can shout APPROVED WORKMAN!! God's will is perfect and beyond our understanding but what we can understand is He has approved us to do His good and perfect will.