There are all kinds of people who call themselves Christians. Some are good, some are not so good. Some are faithful, some are not so faithful. Some are honorable, some are not so honorable. Some are doers and some could be described as hyphenated-doers.

You have those who are NOT-DOERS. They just don’t do the work. They expect blessings without any effort. They want a reward without any labor. Such a one has deceived himself (Jas. 1:22).

Don’t forget the DO-IT-WHEN-I-GET-AROUND-TO-IT-DOER. These are the ones constantly putting off that which should be done today. There is no zeal, fervor or diligence in their DO, only the never ending promise to do it tomorrow. If something is worth doing—and the Lord’s work is always worth doing—then do it with all your might while you can (Eccl. 9:10; Jas. 4:13-17).

There are also those SOMEBODY-ELSE-WILL-DO-IT-DOERS. These are those who are content to leave the work undone until someone else does it. They like to see things get done, but they never volunteer because then they would have to do it. This brings to mind the story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important task to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but in the end, Nobody did it.

There are many kinds of hyphenated-DOERS who are not really doing much for the cause of Christ. Suffice it to say—being a Christian means being a DOER of the word! No hyphens. No excuses. No exceptions. Paul reminds us that we are, “His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works” (Eph. 2:10). Take a moment and ask yourself, “What kind of DOER am I?”