What’s our number one goal as Christian businessmen in the marketplace?
To be the next Bill Gates? Or Steve Jobs? Or Jeff Bezos? Or John D. Rockefeller? Or Henry Ford? Or whomever?
No, absolutely not!
Our number one goal is to wholeheartedly follow Jesus. Anything less than this and we should consider ourselves unsuccessful.
You see, when we stand before Him at the Judgment Seat of Christ, Jesus won’t look at our bank accounts or our business successes in the marketplace, He will only look at one thing: did we deny ourselves, pick up our cross daily and follow Him.
We businessmen should look at ourselves in the mirror and make up our minds now. Will we will go 100% for Jesus and His ways? Or are we going to sell ourselves out to the world system and its ways? Halfway and lukewarm doesn’t work with Jesus. It’s either all-in or all-out!
Do you remember Demas?
Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica… (2 Timothy 4:10)
Maybe Demas was a businessman. Maybe he enjoyed attending businessmen’s breakfasts and giving his testimony about how the Lord had prospered him. But there came a point in time, when he had to choose to be all-in or all-out. His decision is forever written down for all to see.
One day, the books for our lives will be opened for everyone to see the real us. Nothing will be hidden. We will then have to live for all of eternity with what’s written after our names, just like Demas.
My prayer today:
Lord, bring every businessman to a decision point right now about denying ourselves, picking up our cross daily and following You. Then, pour out Your grace on us so we can answer, “Yes,” and then follow You all the days of our lives.
Join us on Tuesdays to fast and pray for American men in the workplace.
Larry Who 
Thank you , Mr. Larry, for helping us pray and conduct ourselves worthy of Christ. At all times. Blessings!
Debbie,
Thanks. God bless you.