Unto the Lord
The message at Church last Sunday was a wonderful one, it was about our work being unto God not Man, about the art of worship to God in all that we do. And, amazingly, it was something I shared about the day before.
To me it is an encouragement to anyone feeling disillusioned about their work, like they are getting nothing for their hard work. Also, it is a message of purpose, and how everything we do has meaning when we do what we do as a worship unto God.
These are two verses that describe this worship to God in all we do, the one on top being one I picked out myself and the bottom two were used in the sermon...
Colossians 3:23-24
23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Ephesians 6:5-8
5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, 8because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
Ephesians 4:20-24
20You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. 21Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. 22You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Basically, what all this means is this:
All that is done should be done as unto to the Lord
The Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, therefore we do not need Man's reward for it is God's reward the we desire.
We are to do our work with respect, fear and sincerity as working for the Lord
We are also to put away our old selves and put on the new, so that we may be a shining light for Christ
And, we are to do what is good and share with those in need both spiritually and physically.
Therefore, it doesn't matter what we are doing whether in the secular world or in the Church, it is to be unto to the Lord as a worship to Him too. And, remember that we profits us not to receive rewards from Man, but it is the reward in Heaven that awaits us that is what we should have our sights set on. Let this be an encouragement to do our best in our work...
To me it is an encouragement to anyone feeling disillusioned about their work, like they are getting nothing for their hard work. Also, it is a message of purpose, and how everything we do has meaning when we do what we do as a worship unto God.
These are two verses that describe this worship to God in all we do, the one on top being one I picked out myself and the bottom two were used in the sermon...
Colossians 3:23-24
23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Ephesians 6:5-8
5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, 8because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
Ephesians 4:20-24
20You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. 21Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. 22You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Basically, what all this means is this:
All that is done should be done as unto to the Lord
The Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, therefore we do not need Man's reward for it is God's reward the we desire.
We are to do our work with respect, fear and sincerity as working for the Lord
We are also to put away our old selves and put on the new, so that we may be a shining light for Christ
And, we are to do what is good and share with those in need both spiritually and physically.
Therefore, it doesn't matter what we are doing whether in the secular world or in the Church, it is to be unto to the Lord as a worship to Him too. And, remember that we profits us not to receive rewards from Man, but it is the reward in Heaven that awaits us that is what we should have our sights set on. Let this be an encouragement to do our best in our work...
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