Work

DEVOTION
COLOSSIANS
WORK
Col 3:22-24
22 Slaves, 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. 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,
NIV
Clearly I am not a slave. Clearly slavery is not a part of the society I live in and so how do I apply this verse to my life. Should I just pass it by and dismiss it as one of those verses which was intended for the people of that time? Not on my life! That whatever I do part surely has meaning for me. Not to mention applying master as employer and me as employee. Now granted I am self employed and thus I must obey myself. But I am still stuck with this whatever I do part, and working at it with all my heart, and working as though I was working for the Lord not men, or even myself. So how do I do that? As I look back over my life, I have to ask have I done that and I have to answer; I think so. But what about now, I am sort of backing off a bit. I know I am getting a little older and I have always said, I don’t think the Lord ever intended man to retire. I really do not want to retire either, I do enjoy my work. I guess I simply have to be a little prudent about how I do my work in today’s economy. But the fact remains I have to do what I do and do it as though I am doing it for my Lord rather than for myself. That does put things in perspective.