THE WORK OF GOD
"Then said they unto Him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him whom He hath sent." (John 6:28,29). The works of the flesh should be quite evident to most Christians. In fact, the apostle Paul tells us as much in Galatians 5:19. He says the works of the flesh are manifest, openly known, or apparent. He even lists many of them such as adultery, fornication, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, jealousies, selfish ambitions, envy, murders, and drunkenness. The Christian, however, must also be concerned about the less apparent things that are just as clearly the works of the flesh. The very bad things we know we should avoid, but it is the seemingly good things that we plunge headlong into. We call them good deeds, Christian ministry, and godly service; but in many cases they are self-directed and the result of self-righteousness and self-effort. When the crowd