Do your best

And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him…and whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ– Colossians 3.17;23-24

Whatever you do, God says. In word or deed or anything you do, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Whatever you do do it heartily as though you were doing it for the Lord.

That’s quite a challenge. It says that whatever we do we need to do in a way that Christ can be honoured. Our testimony demands on our always doing our very best.

My dad used to share with a piece of sage advice that a lot of dad’s shared in those days – if a job is worth is doing it is worth doing right.

That doesn’t sound like a very ‘’spiritual’ thing, but it is immensely important. The quality of what we do us a testimony to back up our words of testimony. People need to see us as people of action who do what we are supposed to do and do it rightly and with the best of our ability.

We need to be the best workers and students and husbands and wives and children and citizens and neighbours and friends and helpers and volunteers and whatever role play.

In reality it is the everyday stuff that makes the biggest difference. Whatever we find ourselves doing – do our best and do it for Jesus.