Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23
“There is no division between spiritual work and secular work, as has so often been the case in Christian thought. This is true with what has been called “God’s work,” the work that is done by “men (or women) of God.” It is not true that the work that a minister does is exclusively “God’s work,” while the work that others do is “secular work.” A spiritual leaders work is of no greater value than the most common laborer’s menial task. Leaders fulfill the functions for which they have been gifted, but their labor is not of greater value than others.”
John D. Garr in Generosity: The Righteous Path to Divine Blessing (Atlanta: Golden Key Press, 2014) 114.
Over the next four days at the CBMC President’s Council Weekend, Jenni and I will encourage attendees to be generous with their L.I.F.E. (Labor, Influence, Finances, and Expertise). Today’s post corresponds to “labor.”
The Apostle Paul reminds us that our work matters to God because whatever we do, we do it for Him and not for human masters. As Garr rightly notes, the work spiritual leaders “is of no greater value than the most common laborer’s menial task.”
Labor generously at whatever you do today for God!