A
friend of mine has recently been elevated to
the coveted level of "partner" in a prestigious
law firm. Now, I've seen enough episodes of
"Boston Legal" and "LA Law" to know that this is a
big deal. A really big deal.
Most of us think (me included, until now) that once
a promising attorney becomes a partner, he or she is
set for life. Power lunches, 2 o'clock tee times and
$1,000 business suits become the norm, right?
Not quite.
My friend informs me that "partnership," as coveted
as it is in attorney�world, can and often does backfire.
That's because a partnership status can translate into a
negative as easily as it can a positive, when it comes to
a young lawyer's resum�.
In other words, if the company is successful, then so
are the partners, junior and senior. But the young attor-
ney's fortunes will rise or fall according to the bottom line
of the law firm, as long as he/she remains there.
Another way of looking at the "partnership" is in the
workload. Being a new partner--especially a junior part-
ner--can mean an inordinate share of the total workload.
This is despite the bottom line of the company.
The Bible has a word for partnership--koinonia (coin-
oh-nee-ah). Before you raise an objection, let me make
clear that what God says about a partnership with Him
is a far, far better deal than my lawyer�friend got.
And what the Bible offers is, indeed, a sweet deal.
Our partnership (koinonia) is with God the Father and
His Son, Jesus Christ (I John 1:3). This partnership is
rooted in heaven. And the sweet deal I mentioned earlier
is that this partnership never runs in a deficit.
The Kingdom of God always shows a surplus. Let me
say that again: what God offers to every believer of Je-
sus will always pay dividends.
Are you one? A believer, I mean.
It's never too late to become a partner with God.
Heaven offers incredible riches--more than we could
ever imagine or dare to ask!
And that, fellow partners, is the bottom line.
Major Frank Duracher
is Divisional Secretary for Maryland and
West Virginia.
Coming
Home
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Sweet Deal
by
MAJOR FRANK DURACHER
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