You are serving the Lord Christ – Col. 3:24 NCV
To whom were these words written to? To bishops and emperors? Not in the slightest. To nobles and princes? Hardly. To kings and those of a royal lineage? Not even. Then to whom?
Peasants, dock workers, merchants, stay-at-home-moms, farmers, field workers, slaves -- every day common folk. People just like us. Nothing special other than we serve the Lord Christ.
But that’s where we need to change our thinking a little. It is precisely because we serve the Lord Christ that makes what we are and do special.
Do you sweep and mop floors at church and clean the bathrooms? You are special! Because you serve the Lord Christ. Do you pass out bulletins and greet people when they come to church? You serve the Lord Christ! Do you work behind the scenes wearing black so as not to bring attention to yourself? You serve the Lord Christ! Do you prepare food and serve it to people in church? You serve the Lord Christ! Do you collect the offering? You serve the Lord Christ.
And it is precisely for that reason and that reason alone, that makes what you do so special.
