“Whatever your task, work heartily, as serving the Lord, and not men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you are serving the Lord Christ.” -Colossians 3:23
Jesus tells us in Matthew 25:35 that when we feed the hungry, we feed him, and when we visit the lonely, we visit him. Even if the hungry person is our 15-month-old whining and impatient toddler. Even if that lonely person is an aging parent, or a spouse who needs a hug and a good listener after a long week at work.
God calls us to serve those around us in, whatever our state in life, both cheerfully and “heartily, as serving the Lord, and not men.”
What a challenge.
What a call to extra-ordinary holiness–and grace.
Who are you called to serve as if they were Christ today?
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