Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28 (NKJV)

Avodah is the Hebrew word that describes the seamless life designed by God where work, worship, and service are intricately woven together. This convergence—the union of three fundamentals of life—helps us to experience God on a deeper level. In other words, our life with God is much more than a Sunday experience, but a daily experience of intimate fellowship with Him.

God never intended for us to separate our work from our worship and our service. They belong together and go together. When we do them separately, we are overwhelmed with too much to do and too little time to do them. That’s where the burden of guilt and fear of disappointing God, our family, and our community comes into play.

If we don’t go back to God’s original intent and purpose for us, we will experience feelings of growing anger and frustration. This in turn affects the way we work and the way we think of our work, as well as how we relate to God through our worship and service.

Jesus was busy, but He never felt rushed.

As the perfect example of what it means to live the Avodah life, He invites us to come and rest in Him. Our rest in Christ frees us to transform our work, worship, and service into a true and abiding life of faithfulness and fruitfulness.

Work can be satisfying when our worship is being satisfied with Christ.

When we actively acknowledge God’s presence and reign in our workplace, everything we do flows naturally and supernaturally from what God is doing in and through us.

The Avodah life is the most authentic way to live because we are living according to the truth of who we are and what we are meant to be in Christ.