Be Steadfast in Our Work

Thoughts for the Day, August 12, 2020

 

On Sunday we talked about the return of the Lord and how we can’t just stand on our tiptoes gazing into the heavens as we wait. Life has to go on. That is the point of a number of passages throughout the Olivet Discourse—to patiently wait and diligently work while we wait. The two parables we will look at over the next few days are the parable of the two servants in Matthew 24: 45-51 and the parable of the ten virgins in 25: 1-13. Both narratives deal with the tragedy of wasted opportunity. Paul reminds the Corinthians that while we wait—we are to be steadfast in our work, for our labor is not in vain.

 

         Therefore, my  dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let 

         nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the

         work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the     

Lord is not in vain (1Corinthians 15: 58 NIV).

 

Today, let us throw ourselves into the work of the Master, always remembering that nothing we do for him is a waste of time or effort. 

 Have a blessed day serving Him!