Paul the Apostle writes The Workingman's Credo

The Workingman has read I Thessalonians, and he has decided Chapter 4, Verses 11-12 are his favorite part of this letter from Paul the apostle to the church at Thessalonica:

“This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life, minding your own business and doing your own work, just as we told you before. As a result, people who are not Christians will trust and respect you, and you will not need to depend on others for enough money to pay your bills.”

That’s The Workingman’s Credo right there. What workingman doesn’t want to just go to work every day and do a good job for the boss, then go home to the wife and kids, maybe do a little yard work or some other chore, eat a good supper, read the paper, read a book, pay attention to the family, read the Bible, pray, take a shower, go to bed and do it all again the next day, then have the weekend to do something with the family, maybe fix something around the house or yard, weed the garden, go to church on Sunday, grill some meat, maybe have a beer or two while grilling, then go to bed early to get ready for the start of another week? And we do it all to pay the bills to take care of the family.

That all sounds good to The Workingman, but the rest of the world and probably most preachers and church members would say The Workingman lacks ambition.

But Paul the Apostle says that should be The Workingman’s Christian ambition, and Paul claims to be speaking for the Good God Almighty Hisself, so there you go.