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Key Bible Verse: For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example (2 Thessalonians 3:7a). Bonus Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3:7b-10

I walked into the big-city precinct where I was assigned my rookie year as a police officer, resolved to share my faith with the other officers. I started with my street-hardened sergeant. I was barely able to tell him I was a Christian before he interrupted and asked what kind of police officer I would be. Startled by his question, I said I didn't know yet. "Neither do I," he replied. "When and if you prove yourself to be a good cop, then you can talk to me about God."

My desire to share my faith effectively with my fellow police officers required that I work without complaint to be the best cop I could be. At the end of my second year with the department, I was named Officer of the Year. During the presentation ceremony, I gave credit to the training I'd received from my superiors and also explained how I wore my uniform every day in service to Christ. Following the event, that street-hardened sergeant congratulated me and said he was ready to talk about God.

Working for the Lord on a daily basis means striving to become the best company president or restaurant dishwasher possible.

—Jamie Winship in Discipleship Journal

• What does excellence look like in your job?

Thought to Apply: No translation is quite as effective as the flesh-and-blood edition. Remember, a world is watching us. May our translations be true in letter and spirit.

—VANCE HAVNER (North Carolina pastor)

Credits: Adapted from— Thursday: Discipleship Journal (1-2/00)

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