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\nColossians 3:23\u00a0 <\/span>Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>2 Chronicles 31:21<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Psalms 119:10<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Psalms 119:34<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Jeremiah 3:10<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, declares the LORD.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Ephesians 6:6-7<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,\u00a0\u00a0rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man,<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
We are always tempted to work just as hard as we have to, thinking we only have to please man. But God wants every worker to see that ultimately, they work for\u00a0Him<\/i>. Therefore, they should\u00a0do it with their whole heart as if they are working for Jesus Christ. God promises to\u00a0reward<\/b>\u00a0those who work with that kind of heart. For ancient Christian slaves and for modern Christian workers, there is no guarantee on earth of fairness of treatment from those whom they work for. Sometimes\u00a0partiality\u00a0means that bad workers are unfairly rewarded and good employees are penalized or left unrewarded. Paul assures both our ancient brethren and us that there is a final rewarding and punishment, and with this\u00a0there is no partiality. (Guzik)<\/p>\n
We have all had bosses, supervisors, and colleagues who left us feeling unappreciated, worthless, and not treated fairly. It seems as if going to work is a burden and there is no scenario in our head that can bring back the joy we once had. We can get upset and mad and defeated. We are not slaves and can quit and move on to another job, essentially at will if we find ourselves in this type of situation. We don\u2019t have to keep our eyes on Jesus and be an example, we can just quit. It is hard to keep the thought of \u201cworking as if to Jesus Christ\u201d and at the same time being treated unfairly. Scripture is telling us to keep our eyes on Jesus and work as if to Him.\u00a0 <\/span>I can\u2019t tell you how many times in my life\/career where I lost sight of Jesus and only saw the unfairness of how I was being treated. Just getting up in the morning and going to work was painful. I had fallen into a pity party and, looking back, can see how I was not honoring and glorifying Jesus Christ in these thoughts. Pride and self-worth were telling me I deserve better and ought to be respected more highly. I did not act appropriately. I did not give any thought to my testimony to others through my actions. I did not give thought to being kind, patient, and at peace no matter what circumstance I was in. It was as if I was saying I\u2019ll treat you right if you treat me right.\u00a0 <\/span>Where in scripture does it say this? It does not. It does tell us to be long-suffering.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Jesus is our example.\u00a0 <\/span>The Son of God bore the pain of whipping, beatings, and crucifixion. He could have called down thousands of angels and been spared the torture and humiliation but chose to do the will of God.\u00a0 <\/span>In such, He gave His life so that we might have life, eternal life. He is our example to follow. Oh, that we would keep our eyes on Him every moment of every day and no matter what comes, no matter how e are treated, we work as if we are working for Him and His honor and glory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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