Title: Jesus Invested
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters – Colossians 3:23
Warning: This passage was not intended to be a guilt trip! The truth is; we all have our mail-it-in moments. It’s easy to have a finger waging “God is watching you…” type of approach to this passage, but let’s take a different angle.
Have you ever had a boss at work that you would gladly do a difficult task for? Or maybe a teacher in school that inspired you to do extra work? Was there a coach that motivated you beyond your limits? Most of us can identify with at least one of these examples. These people were able to pull things out of us we didn’t even know existed. These coaches, teachers, and bosses did this by taking some of their time to invest in our lives, to be there for us through our successes and our failures. They cared. In the same way, Peter was willing to step out of the boat for Jesus and do the impossible.
Jesus has invested more into our lives than any other. (His death and resurrection trumps all!) He’s there for us through our failures and successes. He loves us.
The love of Christ motivates us. So we pull weeds, crunch numbers, reprimand employees, collect the garbage, raise funds, do the dishes, close the deal, repair equipment; not out of guilt or obligation, but gratitude.
Real Men work for the Lord
