कुलुस्सियों 3:23

Is it not most blessed for us to know that our God graciously condescends to connect His name and His glory with the very humblest duties that can devolve upon us in our ordinary domestic life? It is this which imparts dignity, interest and freshness to every little act, from morning till night. "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men." Here lies the precious secret of the whole matter. It is not working for wages, but serving the Lord Christ, and looking to Him to receive the reward of the inheritance.

All that a Christian does ought to be sacred, because it is done as service to God. If this were borne in mind, it would enable us to connect the very simplest duties of daily life with the Lord Himself... so that His holy name might be glorified in the most minute details of practical life.

Verse 23, though especially addressed to slaves, may be taken to heart by every believer. What a difference it will make in our whole existence if we do everything heartily Lord, rather than grudgingly or unwillingly! This attitude will make pleasant even irresponsibilities.

Even a slave's duties were at once ennobled and sweetened if he could say, "I am doing this, not for reward, or to escape punishment, but to please Christ." It was not to be a question of whether the task imposed was reasonable or unreasonable, light or arduous. Wrong endured, or severe labour performed for Christ's sake, might be cheerfully borne.

The deportment of Solomon's servants so displayed the wisdom and glory of the king that it caught the eye of the queen of the south... Even the most menial task may be taken up in service to Christ... "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men… for ye serve the Lord Christ" (Col. 3:22-23). The consciousness that in everything we may serve the Lord will elevate the character of the most humble task.

If Christ is the Object of our service, then it will never become irksome. Even in the bondage of slavery, one could so please the Lord as to be well rewarded at His judgment seat.

A lazy Christian is a disgrace to the coat he wears. But it is one thing to do our business heartily, and another to be so occupied with it that Christ is shut out... To start with, you should run your business as the Lord's steward, and for His glory primarily, not for your own profit. When this is the case the dull routine of business has a halo of glory around it, and commonplace actions are invested with a dignity, before which the crown and sceptre sink into utter insignificance.

So in the things of God, there are little jobs to be done. Do them! Do them right heartily as to the Lord! Do them as to Him, and they become invested with an interest and a glory that will entwine your affections round your work.

We are not to imagine for a moment that all which engages the energies of professing Christians is entitled to be designated "the work of the Lord."... Blessed be His name, He permits us to connect Him with the most trivial and commonplace activities of daily life. We can even eat and drink in His holy name and to His glory.