TheChristianWorker,Farmer,Soldier (Hammer,Sickle,Sword)
Isnotmywordlikeasafire?saiththeLord;andlikeahammerthatbreakeththerockinpieces? Jeremiah23:29
Putyeinthesickle,fortheharvestisripe:come,getyoudown;forthepressisfull,thefatsoverflow; fortheirwickednessisgreatJoel3:13
AndJesuswentaboutallthecitiesandvillages,teachingintheirsynagogues,andpreachingthe gospelofthekingdom,andhealingeverysicknessandeverydiseaseamongthepeople.Butwhenhe sawthemultitudes,hewasmovedwithcompassiononthem,becausetheyfainted,andwere scatteredabroad,assheephavingnoshepherdThensaithheuntohisdisciples,Theharvesttrulyis plenteous,butthelabourersarefew;PrayyethereforetheLordoftheharvest,thathewillsendforth labourersintohisharvestMatthew9:35-38
Thereforesaidheuntothem,Theharvesttrulyisgreat,butthelabourersarefew:prayyetherefore theLordoftheharvest,thathewouldsendforthlabourersintohisharvest.Luke10:2
Jesussaithuntothem,Mymeatistodothewillofhimthatsentme,andtofinishhiswork.Saynot ye,Thereareyetfourmonths,andthencomethharvest?behold,Isayuntoyou,Liftupyoureyes, andlookonthefields;fortheyarewhitealreadytoharvestAndhethatreapethreceivethwages,and gatherethfruituntolifeeternal:thatbothhethatsowethandhethatreapethmayrejoicetogether. Andhereinisthatsayingtrue,Onesoweth,andanotherreapethIsentyoutoreapthatwhereonye bestowednolabour:othermenlaboured,andyeareenteredintotheirlabours.John4:34-38
Imustworktheworksofhimthatsentme,whileitisday:thenightcometh,whennomancan workJohn9:4
Therefore,mybelovedbrethren,beyestedfast,unmoveable,alwaysaboundingintheworkofthe Lord,forasmuchasyeknowthatyourlabourisnotinvainintheLord.1Corinthians15:58
Andletusnotbewearyinwelldoing:forindueseasonweshallreap,ifwefaintnot.Galatians6:9
Andtakethehelmetofsalvation,andtheswordoftheSpirit,whichisthewordofGod:Ephesians 6:17
Thoutherefore,myson,bestronginthegracethatisinChristJesusAndthethingsthatthouhast heardofmeamongmanywitnesses,thesamecommitthoutofaithfulmen,whoshallbeableto teachothersalso.Thouthereforeendurehardness,asagoodsoldierofJesusChrist.Nomanthat warrethentanglethhimselfwiththeaffairsofthislife;thathemaypleasehimwhohathchosenhim tobeasoldier.Andifamanalsostriveformasteries,yetishenotcrowned,excepthestrivelawfully. 2Timothy2:1-5
StudytoshewthyselfapproveduntoGod,aworkmanthatneedethnottobeashamed,rightly dividingthewordoftruth.2Timothy2:15
ForthewordofGodisquick,andpowerful,andsharperthananytwoedgedsword,piercingevento thedividingasunderofsoulandspirit,andofthejointsandmarrow,andisadiscernerofthe thoughtsandintentsoftheheart.Hebrews4:12
Buttherighteousliveforevermore;theirrewardalsoiswiththeLord,andthecareofthemiswith themostHigh.Thereforeshalltheyreceiveagloriouskingdom,andabeautifulcrownfromthe Lord'shand:forwithhisrighthandshallhecoverthem,andwithhisarmshallheprotectthemHe shalltaketohimhisjealousyforcompletearmour,andmakethecreaturehisweaponfortherevenge ofhisenemiesHeshallputonrighteousnessasabreastplate,andtruejudgmentinsteadofanhelmet Heshalltakeholinessforaninvincibleshield.Hisseverewrathshallhesharpenforasword,andthe worldshallfightwithhimagainsttheunwise.WisdomofSolomon5:15-20
Hatenotlaboriouswork,neitherhusbandry,whichthemostHighhathordainedEcclesiasticus7:15
Howcanhegetwisdomthatholdeththeplough,andthatgloriethinthegoad,thatdrivethoxen,and isoccupiedintheirlabours,andwhosetalkisofbullocks?Hegivethhismindtomakefurrows;and isdiligenttogivethekinefodder.Soeverycarpenterandworkmaster,thatlabourethnightandday: andtheythatcutandgraveseals,andarediligenttomakegreatvariety,andgivethemselvesto counterfeitimagery,andwatchtofinishawork:Thesmithalsosittingbytheanvil,andconsidering theironwork,thevapourofthefirewastethhisflesh,andhefightethwiththeheatofthefurnace: thenoiseofthehammerandtheanviliseverinhisears,andhiseyeslookstilluponthepatternof thethingthathemaketh;hesettethhismindtofinishhiswork,andwatchethtopolishitperfectly: Sodoththepottersittingathiswork,andturningthewheelaboutwithhisfeet,whoisalway carefullysetathiswork,andmakethallhisworkbynumber;Hefashioneththeclaywithhisarm, andbowethdownhisstrengthbeforehisfeet;heappliethhimselftoleaditover;andheisdiligentto makecleanthefurnace:Allthesetrusttotheirhands:andeveryoneiswiseinhisworkWithout thesecannotacitybeinhabited:andtheyshallnotdwellwheretheywill,norgoupanddown:They shallnotbesoughtforinpublickcounsel,norsithighinthecongregation:theyshallnotsitonthe judges'seat,norunderstandthesentenceofjudgment:theycannotdeclarejusticeandjudgment;and theyshallnotbefoundwhereparablesarespoken.Buttheywillmaintainthestateoftheworld,and alltheirdesireisintheworkoftheircraftEcclesiasticus38:25-34