Who Are You Working For?
The Question That Changes Everything
Picture this…
It’s late. You’re the last one awake in your house. The air is still. Your phone is silent for the first time all day.
You sit back, staring at nothing in particular, and for a moment—just a moment—you feel it.
That quiet weight pressing in.
You’ve done everything you were supposed to do.
You’ve built. You’ve provided. You’ve achieved. But beneath it all, there’s a tension—something unsettled, something unfinished.
“What am I actually working toward?”
You shake it off. You’ve asked yourself this before, but there’s no time for existential questions. There’s a business to run, employees to lead, children to feed.
And then—a knock at the door.
Not loud, not urgent. Just… present.
You weren’t expecting anyone. You check the time. Too late for a neighbor. Too early for trouble.
You hesitate, then open it.
Standing there is a man. Not someone you recognize. Not imposing, not weak. Just looking at you with an unsettling kind of stillness.
He doesn’t introduce himself. He doesn’t have to. Because before he even speaks, something in you already knows—this is not a stranger.
And then, he asks you a question.
“Who are you working for?”
The words hit harder than they should.
You start to answer—but something stops you. Because deep down, you’re not entirely sure.
Idle Work and Labor in Vain
The Bible warns against work that is fruitless—labor that keeps you busy but never fulfilled.
“Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.” (Proverbs 12:11)
“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” (Psalm 127:1)
“Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.” (Ecclesiastes 4:6)
How much of what we do is actually aligned with God’s purpose for our lives?
How much of it is just chasing after the wind?
If the answer isn’t clear, then who—or what—are we truly serving?
False Worship and the Illusion of Righteousness
The same is true for worship.
How many churches today are filled with words but empty of spirit?
How many prayers or mantras are spoken out of habit, not devotion?
“These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” (Isaiah 29:13)
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.” (Matthew 6:1)
“I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me… I will not listen to the music of your harps.” (Amos 5:21-23)
God does not want performances. He does not need rituals. He seeks those who worship through life, in spirit and truth—not out of routine or obligation.
But how many truly worship or appreciate God? And how many unknowingly or accidentally wind up worshipping something else?
Is Worshiping Jesus As An Idea Idolatry?
This is where things get uncomfortable.
Most who profess faith in Jesus believe they are worshiping God. But Jesus himself never asked for worship. He pointed beyond himself—always directing people toward the Father.
“True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.” (John 4:23)
“Why do you call me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.” (Matthew 19:17)
“My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.” (John 7:16)
Yet, after his death, something changed.
The early church reshaped his life—not as the messenger of Truth, but as the object of worship. They used Him as an example, though not in the way which He used himself.
“You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol.” (Exodus 20:3-5)
“They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.” (Matthew 15:9)
If Jesus himself directed worship away from himself and toward God, then what has the church done?
Who is truly being served—the Creator of all life? Or the religious institutions built in His name?
Has the Church Kept the Truth Hidden?
Jesus did not come to establish a religion. He did not come to build temples or demand obedience to human-made institutions.
He came to free people from them.
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces.” (Matthew 23:13)
“The kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21)
Yet, modern Christianity has become the very thing Jesus condemned.
It replaces relationship with ritual.
It replaces truth with doctrine.
It replaces liberation with control.
Many call on his name, but few follow his actual teachings. And fewer still are ready for what comes next.
The Second Coming: Would You Recognize Him?
Jesus warned that when he returns, most will not recognize him. Why is that?
“So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” (Matthew 24:44)
“The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:20-21)
Most expect a dramatic return—a cosmic event. But that is not what Jesus described.
He spoke in parables about those who waited for him and missed him completely, because he came in a form they did not expect.
Could it happen again?
What if the Messiah were already here?
What if he had returned—not as a supernatural conqueror, but in a new body, unrecognized?
What if you already met Him and just did not realize it?
What if, like before, it is the religious and political leaders who resist His presence the most?
“He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.” (John 1:10)
“The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” (Matthew 21:42)
If Christ stood before you today—would you see him? Would you listen to him?
Or would you dismiss him, convinced that the real Messiah has yet to come? Or that He already did long before your lifetime?
Because if you are still waiting for an arrival outside of yourself, then you have already missed the primary thing that He came to teach.