Doing All As Unto the Lord
Darrow Perkins
Colossians 3:22-25
INTRODUCTION: When it comes to doing things for ourselves or our families, we won't hesitate to get done what needs to be done. If there's somebody in your life that's close to you who just happens to be outside of your family, you will take the steps necessary to see to the needs and make sure they are taken care of as well. Students are expected to give their all so they will succeed and graduate; as it pertains to the job, the employer expects the employee to give their all every day in order to receive the anticipated paycheck. Unless you are on salary, the less you work, the less money you make because you are being paid based on the number of hours you work in any given pay period. So there is an expectation pertaining to school and the job. Believe it or not, there is also an expectation as it pertains to the work of the Lord and He's looking for us to get that work done.
Over the years, I've found that there's a different mentality when it comes to the working on the job and working for the Lord. There are times when the job requires us to work more hours than we normally do (or overtime) and for the most part, we don't complain about it. However, it appears that when it comes to working for the Lord, if it doesn't fit into a predetermined schedule or timeframe, there's the possibility that someone will have issue with what may be asked to get done in the church. Of course, this doesn't apply to everybody, obviously, but it's something that takes place throughout Christendom.
I guess my point is this...we have to remember who we are and whose we are and know that the Lord has work for all of us to do. What we do on the job and how we conduct ourselves in public reflects our relationship with the Lord in the eyes of the world. When it's time to "get it done" for the Lord, we should do all of it in such a way that we do it with joy and not with grief. I say all the time ...
Darrow Perkins
Colossians 3:22-25
INTRODUCTION: When it comes to doing things for ourselves or our families, we won't hesitate to get done what needs to be done. If there's somebody in your life that's close to you who just happens to be outside of your family, you will take the steps necessary to see to the needs and make sure they are taken care of as well. Students are expected to give their all so they will succeed and graduate; as it pertains to the job, the employer expects the employee to give their all every day in order to receive the anticipated paycheck. Unless you are on salary, the less you work, the less money you make because you are being paid based on the number of hours you work in any given pay period. So there is an expectation pertaining to school and the job. Believe it or not, there is also an expectation as it pertains to the work of the Lord and He's looking for us to get that work done.
Over the years, I've found that there's a different mentality when it comes to the working on the job and working for the Lord. There are times when the job requires us to work more hours than we normally do (or overtime) and for the most part, we don't complain about it. However, it appears that when it comes to working for the Lord, if it doesn't fit into a predetermined schedule or timeframe, there's the possibility that someone will have issue with what may be asked to get done in the church. Of course, this doesn't apply to everybody, obviously, but it's something that takes place throughout Christendom.
I guess my point is this...we have to remember who we are and whose we are and know that the Lord has work for all of us to do. What we do on the job and how we conduct ourselves in public reflects our relationship with the Lord in the eyes of the world. When it's time to "get it done" for the Lord, we should do all of it in such a way that we do it with joy and not with grief. I say all the time ...
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