My payer for you for today is that you will work
diligently knowing that the master that you are serving is Christ, in Jesus
name.
Colossians
3:23-25
Work
willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather
than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as
your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. But if you do
what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done. For God has
no favorites.
Willingly. Have you ever had that feeling that you just
don’t want to get up? You know that I wish I could just stay in bed and forget
that it is time to get up and go to work. At some stage everyone must feel like
that and I am sure some more than others. It must be harder if your job is not something
that you are passionate about and you just do it to survive, and then there are
our co-workers, our colleagues, the people we work with can have a negative
impact on our job satisfaction. In all of this we can become quite miserable at
times and in the end our attitude towards our job will change and we will start
to do it with less enthusiasm as always. What Paul writes here have been an eye
opener and a sure motivation changer in my life and my way of working. Paul
says that we must do it willingly as if we were working for the Lord and in
that lies an inheritance as reward.
My dear friend, not only do we work for God in our lifestyle
to show Jesus to the world, but we physically are working for God as our employer.
The gift of a job is a privilege and one I believe we should be grateful for
however small it is. I also believe that we are positioned in our jobs strategically
by God for His purpose and that we should never forget that. I also believe
that we will struggle in life as Jesus did, because of our acceptance of Him as
our saviour. But most of all I know God has no favourites, and that He loves
each and every one equally. This has a
two folded meaning, it means that God loves you and that He will be by your
side all the time, but in the same sense will God judge each one of us equally.
So today, no matter how hard it is or how difficult it
can get at work, let’s work willingly for God knowing that Jesus is our Master,
giving all to make it work. Stand in each moment positive and encouraged remembering
that your inheritance is far greater than you can imagine. Let Jesus be clear
and visible in everything that you do or attempt today, in your work and your
relationships with you co-workers. Work = Worship – Our – Real – King! So today
lets work to worship, and in our joy we might change a few hearts.
Have a glorious working “work day” dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
