• You Are An Insurance Agent—Life (Philippians 2:16), Health (cf. 1 Peter 2:24), and Fire (2 Peter 3:9-10).
• You Are A Tour Guide (1 Peter 2:9; Acts 8:31).
• You Are A Soldier (Ephesians 6:10ff; 2 Timothy 2:1-3).
• You Are A Slave (Romans 6:17).
• You Are A Firefighter (Jude 23).
• You Are An Ambassador (2 Corinthians 5:20).
• You Are A Priest (Revelation 1:6).
• You Are A Conductor (2 Corinthians 2:14; 9:11).
• You Are A Day Laborer (John 9:4; cf. Matthew 20:1ff).
• You Are A Farmer (2 Timothy 2:6; Luke 8:5).
• You Are A Fisherman (Matthew 4:19).
• You Are A Gem Distributor (Colossians 1:27).
• You Are A Taste Tester (Colossians 4:6; Hebrews 5:14).
• You Are Royalty (Revelation 1:5-6).
• You Are A Student (2 Timothy 2:15).
• You Are A Body-Builder (Ephesians 4:16).
• You Are A Restorer (James 5:19-20; Galatians 6:1).
• You Are A Physician’s Assistant (Hebrews 12:12-13; cf. Mark 2:17).
• You Are A Standard-Bearer (Philippians 3:16; 2 Timothy 1:13).
• You Are A Builder (1 Corinthians 3:10).
• You Are A Judge (John 7:24; 1 Corinthians 6:2).
• You Are A Nutritionist (1 Timothy 4:6).
• You Are A Maintenance Worker (Phlippians 2:2; Titus 3:8,14, KJV).
• You Are A Cleaner (2 Timothy 2:21; James 4:8).
• You Are A Runner (1 Corinthians 9:24; Galatians 2:2; 5:7; etc.).
• You Are A Boxer (1 Corinthians 9:26).

I’d be amazed if I did not leave out several of our job titles and descriptions. Suffice it to say that there is plenty of work for all of us to do. The next time we find ourselves figuratively twiddling our spiritual thumbs, wondering how we can be involved, let’s draw from the exhaustive inventory of tasks the Lord has left us!  Remember, “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men” (Col. 3:23).

Contributor Steve Higginbotham began full-time work with the Karns Church of Christ in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the preaching minister.  He is also a faculty member of the Southeast Institute of Biblical Studies (formerly known as the East Tennessee School of Preaching and Missions).  His website/blog is Preachinghelp.org.

Don’t fool yourself; racism isn’t about race. If we were all to wake up in the morning with the same skin color discrimination wouldn’t end. How long do you suppose it would take until we found a new way to discriminate against each other? Would it be eye color, hair color, height, weight, or some other way to differentiate between people?  The possibilities are endless, but without question, we’d find a reason.

​You see, racism isn’t really about race at all. It’s about an unjustified hatred that some people have allowed to dwell in their hearts. Racism, prejudice, and discrimination have nothing to do with the color of skin, body size, or geographic origin. Racism, pure and simple, is about hatred, and the solution to hatred is filling one’s heart with Jesus so there is no room left in which hatred can dwell.
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Once again, as is the case with all moral problems, “Jesus is the answer.” That’s not a trite platitude, but a weighty truth. If you can imagine how much better the world would be without racism, prejudice, and discrimination, then you’ve caught a glimpse of day to day life in the kingdom of God (Isaiah 11:1-9; James 2:1-9).