Our Friday group has been looking at the topic of work for the past 2 weeks, it’s been thought provoking and challenging for me personally.
Came across a passage which I should have familiar with in Colossians 3:22-25
22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. 23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
However, I realized that I am actually seldom (if ever) think of work in this way. Especially if you feel that your work environment is less than your ideal. For sure I will still uphold my work ethics and integrity as a Christians, but often I don’t know what’s the reason behind that except that it’s what expected of me as Christians.
The passage seems to demand something more, it demands your heart and your attitude and that’s harder, way harder than just being a “good worker”. You can still be an honest and hardworking worker but resent your work and hold grudges all the times.
And to think that this passage was originally directed for Christian slaves, I honestly don’t know how they do it.
Am I sinning for not consciously thinking that I am serving Lord Christ in my daily work?
How can the inheritance be a motivator in my daily work?
