Berkeley economists recently published a study where they wanted to know about employees' job satisfaction and compare it to their satisfaction when they found out how much their coworkers made. An average score was found of employees who were both satisfied with their job as well as their wage rate.
With their initial stats in hand without knowledge of their coworkers' pay, they then published the pay rate for the group. Those who were on the lower end of the pay scale rated their job and wage satisfaction as low - some were even seeking out new employment or quit. And those on the higher end of the pay scale was found to have little to no affect on their job/wage satisfaction.
Like a child who doesn't realize that he's dirty after playing in the mud puddle, or can't afford the best clothes, or doesn't own every video game system out there until after the snooty kids make fun of him; some of us don't realize how bad we are until we're told we're dirty and looking at the cleaner kids.
What effect would sinful, corrupt man have standing before a holy, perfect God?
As Christians, we should recognize that we live in a world that is unclean. But we should also realize that we have the ability to be washed clean with the purest water that makes us clean once and for all.
That is the topic of today's Ministry Moment video with Pastor John Samuel Barnett
https://youtu.be/t2ocHFc5JBk
(From 2015OCT04 - HFG-18 - Seeing & Responding to Christ's Ministry Portrayed in God's Tabernacle)
Since the beginning of Creation, and even before that, God's desire what to have a people set apart for His pleasure, and His purpose, and His glory. Adam was made special and separate from the animals and was given a status that was set apart...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A good question we can ask ourselves is “Am I reflecting the nature on Christ who lives in me by hating sin with the same hatred that God does?” At its complete base form sin is the complete opposite of God. When one engages in sin,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Life stinks and then you die. This is probably not the first time you've heard this nihilistic statement. You've probably even heard it at your own work or with talking to someone about their work or the way their life is heading. The proclamation...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"How you live is more important than what you believe in." This is a quote from a female, atheist "pastor" in Canada that you might have read about recently. The sad thing is that a majority of people probably believe that to be true as well. What...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Romans 1, Paul lays out a clear teaching that all men have idols. "Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchange the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man..." But I don't bow down to some carved...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Lord of Heaven and Earth has much to say about what He has designed for each of us. He has the optimal operating range for us to live within. He has created us and loaded us with all the options that He knows we need to operate and fulfill...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Affliction is a blessing. we find that when troubles come, and we experience affliction watch out, if you are a believer – God is headed your way. Remember that this is the final point in our discovery in Psalm 119 -- of the Seven Blessings...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We are looking at the 6th blessing that affliction can be in our lives.Open with me to Psalm 119.107:"I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word."
Two old men sat down and wrote their summary of life.One was the father, the other his son.Both wrote under the inspiration of God's Spirit.Both had suffered through many afflictions.Both knew the Lord in an unusual way.For one his summary is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
