Does what we do matter?

Does what we do matter?

Bible:Colossians 3:12-17

Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God (1 CORINTHIANS 10:31).

Reading

I dropped my forehead to my hand with a sigh, “I don’t know how I’m going to get it all done.” My friend’s voice crackled through the phone: “Give yourself some credit. You’re doing a lot.” He then listed the things I was trying to do— preparing for my final exams, writing and leading a Bible study for my youth group, balancing family time, seeing friends and trying to keep myself fit. I wanted to do all these things for God. But I was more focused on what I was doing than how I was doing it—or that perhaps I was trying to do too much. Paul reminded the church in Colossae that they were to live in a way that pleased God and made Him known. Ultimately, what they specifically did on a day-to-day basis was not as important as how they did it. They were to do their work with “compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (COLOSSIANS 3:12), to be forgiving and above all to love (VV.13-14). They were to “do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus” (V.17). What they did wasn’t to be separated from Jesus-like living. What we do matters, but how we do it, why we do it and who we do it for matters more. Each day we can choose to run around like headless chickens, or live in a way that puts God first, follows His priorities and relies on Him.

GOD ISN’T JUST INTERESTED IN WHAT WE DO,
BUT WHY WE DO IT.

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries