Colossians 3:23-25 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men. Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of inheritance; for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done, and there is no respect of persons.
As a young lad, I remember my mother doing good to people who had wronged her, and in my youthful concern, I would try to talk her out of it, even rebuke her. But she would just wave it off and say that she was doing it for me. I couldn’t understand it then, but I do now. She was simply trying to live the Lord’s word, and establish some savings in heaven that I could later draw down on. And believe me Friends, I’ve drawn a lot on her heavenly account over the years, possibly still doing it now. (smile) That’s why I can understand where Bruh Paul is coming from when he says, ‘Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.’ Yes people, all our doings, even though they may benefit other humans now, should be treated as being done for God. This helps us keep our hearts and minds focused on Him, and will hopefully lead us to consider if He’ll approve our deeds, before we do them. Bruh Paul also clearly states that we should perform our activities with enthusiasm, ‘do it heartily’ not begrudgingly. That’s important, since it’s our hearts the Lord reads; the motives behind the deeds. Good deeds are fine, but are even better with good motives behind them. And when our motives are good, a natural enthusiasm emanates from our soul, that keeps us on a perpetual cycle of good deeds with good motives. (smile) Okay, I know that’s pushing it a bit, but the point is, that even when we are called on to do things we find distasteful, we should tell ourselves it’s for the Lord and behave that way. You’ll be surprised at how much of the distastefulness disappears when we adopt that attitude. Remember too, that when we act for God, we’re also storing up savings in heaven for ourselves and our families. ‘Knowing that of the Lord, ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance; for ye serve the Lord Christ.’ Yes Friends, whenever we serve the Lord, we lay up rewards; some we receive in this life, the others in the hereafter. But don’t forget now, that there’s another side to the coin. Bruh Paul didn’t. He said in plain terms, that those who do wrong, will pay the price. It doesn’t matter who you are, of high or low estate, the Lord doesn’t care. He is no respecter of persons or their positions; whoever does wrong, pays; simple. There you have it Friends; both sides now. The choice is ours. Let’s hope we all choose to live heartily unto the Most High God, Jehovah. Much LOVE!…it’s so much easier…not to mention rewarding…to do right…rather than wrong…
As a young lad, I remember my mother doing good to people who had wronged her, and in my youthful concern, I would try to talk her out of it, even rebuke her. But she would just wave it off and say that she was doing it for me. I couldn’t understand it then, but I do now. She was simply trying to live the Lord’s word, and establish some savings in heaven that I could later draw down on. And believe me Friends, I’ve drawn a lot on her heavenly account over the years, possibly still doing it now. (smile) That’s why I can understand where Bruh Paul is coming from when he says, ‘Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.’ Yes people, all our doings, even though they may benefit other humans now, should be treated as being done for God. This helps us keep our hearts and minds focused on Him, and will hopefully lead us to consider if He’ll approve our deeds, before we do them. Bruh Paul also clearly states that we should perform our activities with enthusiasm, ‘do it heartily’ not begrudgingly. That’s important, since it’s our hearts the Lord reads; the motives behind the deeds. Good deeds are fine, but are even better with good motives behind them. And when our motives are good, a natural enthusiasm emanates from our soul, that keeps us on a perpetual cycle of good deeds with good motives. (smile) Okay, I know that’s pushing it a bit, but the point is, that even when we are called on to do things we find distasteful, we should tell ourselves it’s for the Lord and behave that way. You’ll be surprised at how much of the distastefulness disappears when we adopt that attitude. Remember too, that when we act for God, we’re also storing up savings in heaven for ourselves and our families. ‘Knowing that of the Lord, ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance; for ye serve the Lord Christ.’ Yes Friends, whenever we serve the Lord, we lay up rewards; some we receive in this life, the others in the hereafter. But don’t forget now, that there’s another side to the coin. Bruh Paul didn’t. He said in plain terms, that those who do wrong, will pay the price. It doesn’t matter who you are, of high or low estate, the Lord doesn’t care. He is no respecter of persons or their positions; whoever does wrong, pays; simple. There you have it Friends; both sides now. The choice is ours. Let’s hope we all choose to live heartily unto the Most High God, Jehovah. Much LOVE!…it’s so much easier…not to mention rewarding…to do right…rather than wrong…
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