“23Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.” — Colossians 3:23-24 (ESV)
What a concept for me to follow, work for the Lord and not for men. This is something that may be foreign for a lot of folks as the vast majority of us have jobs that require us to work for someone here in this world. I know that I am not a sole proprietor in my main work for monetary gain, although, I can say that this blog is done not for a worldly boss, but for Christ.
And there it is, working for Christ and not for man is where our true work is done. Yes, I have a job for money, but I believe I have just as much, if not more opportunity to work for God here than in the world where I interact in a worldly manner. Here, as I convey my thoughts, I am working for Christ to spread the gospel. No, I do not know everything and frankly, that is the reason for the naming of my blog itself, Trevor’s Thoughts. These are my inner thoughts as I study God’s word in hopes that someone will find them and simply take my study as an opportunity for them to dig into God’s word themselves and grow from it.
The hard part for me and I suspect for others, is that the reward we receive from God for doing his work is not usually something tangible that brings immediate value to me. I struggle with seeing the impact I am having when there is little to no response to my postings. I am not sure if I am even reaching anyone else and as such, discouragement sets in.
But, I have to remember that I do not need to know all of the impact I am having. I am to sow the seeds of Christ and allow Him to do His work in the lives of those that receive the seeds. Some of the seeds I sow may not end up in the most fertile of situations, I cannot concern myself with that and only concern myself with the sowing of seeds. I have to continue doing the work of Christ and know that some of that work will impact others and God will work in their lives and they will benefit with salvation and reward in heaven just as I will receive for the sowing of seeds for Christ.
I have work to do in satisfying the bosses in this world, but more importantly is the work I do for Christ. The reward I receive here is here today and gone tomorrow as I toil to continue the cycle of earn and spend. My reward in heaven is forever and therefore much more bountiful as I am currently storing it up for enjoyment upon my arrival in heaven.
What rewards are you seeking? Are you overly concerned with doing work for those in this world in hopes that your reward will somehow be greater? What if you were to simply do the work of Christ to store up your rewards in heaven that you will enjoy when you arrive?
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