April 23, 2023

Margin is the

that exists between our

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and our

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.
Richard A. Swenson

• Every person has limits.
• The average lifespan is 76 years.
• 25 years are spent sleeping.
• 10 to 13 years are spent working.
• 38 years for study, play and rest.

Genesis 1:28 (ESV) And God blessed them. And God said to them. “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the ground.

Every person has been created with a

to be a

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.

Deuteronomy 5:13-14 (ESV) Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God …

Every person has been given a

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as

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.

HEALTHY RHYTHM

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Colossians 3:23-24 (ESV) Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Every kingdom servant will be

for their

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for the Lord.

The Apostle Paul taught the Colossae church that their work – from their souls – will be rewarded with an

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.

• Work from the soul begins with a margin.
• Work from the soul ends with inheritance.
• Inheritance refers to reigning and ruling with Christ in the Kingdom to come.

Margin includes a

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and

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.

People who work with margin:

1. Work with a purpose (Colossians 3:17, John 17:4)
2. Begin with the end in mind (Philippians 3:14, Matt. 19:28)
3. Commit their work to the Lord (Proverbs 16:3)
   
   Margin Principle #2:
   If you work with margin
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   , your reward
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   will be great.