Dear Friends,
When I sign my name to a letter, I frequently include
this Bible verse beneath my name. It is Colossians 3:23, a verse I memorized
long ago and which states, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as
working for the Lord, not for human masters.” The first three words of that
verse, "Whatever you do," provide breadth to this admonition.” The
verse is clear; there are no limiting factors or disqualifying conditions to
the “Whatever you do.”
The person God uses is the one who is willing to work. It was
while Moses was shepherding his father in law’s sheep that God revealed Himself
to him in a burning bush (Exodus 3).
It was when Elisha was plowing a field that God called to ministry
(1 Kings 19:19).
It was when Saul was on his way to Damascus in the service of the
high priest that God turned his life around and led him into His service.
There are those who are content to sit around wondering what
God would have them do. And unfortunately, many of them will still be sitting
and waiting in their 60’s and 70’s. Why, because often, God’s tap on the
shoulder comes while one is already at work.
"I want to be a pastor, or a missionary and I am waiting for
God’s call," you say. Brother, sister, the answer is get busy, start
serving, and God will show you what He desires for you to do.
The verse which follows v. 23 provides a wonderful promise to the one who is already working…for you work, “Knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord.”
Watching Mother Teresa care for people with their open sores,
stinking bodies and in the midst of blistering heat resulted in an
observer saying to her, “I wouldn’t do that for all the money in the
world.” "Neither would I, ”Mother Teresa responded. No, we don’t serve for fame or fortune; the
only motivation great enough for our service in the eternal reward that awaits
us.
May our prayer be, “Lord, whatever service I might render today,
may my heart be singly focused on doing it for kingdom purposes. Make
your name, your will and your glory my essential priorities, knowing that the
one I serve is not a human master but the Lord Himself, who came and died for
me that I one day might enjoy a glorious inheritance with him for all eternity.
Have a great weekend, and make a kingdom difference in everything
you do as you continue to serve Him wherever you are and whatever you do.
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