Colossians 3:24-25. "Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive fro the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons."
HIGH SERVICE. It may not seem like a big thing you are doing at this particular time. But what makes an act of service important is the motive in the mind. A work that may seem small to you, may be what God knows is needed. And what God wanted has been done - it wouldn't have been if you had not heeded.
The inheritance the Lord gives is in the future that is true - But part of the blessing of the inheritance is in the joy when the labor you do Brings relief or comfort, a sense of contentment to the ones you serve; And you share in the result of your efforts, and of the time you gave.
The satisfaction of the master and of the laborer is the same. One is pleased with the work he did; to the master it establishes his name. Both find a reward in a job well-done, a useful task completed. That makes our service and honorable effort supplying what is needed.
Our service for the best of masters is one in which we gain - For labor in the present has a lasting effect even if it seems mundane. The Lord Christ gives no useless tasks, there is a reason for every one. That is why it is important we do what is right, and willingly reject the wrong.
There are rewards for what is done right, and consequences for the wrong. If the motive and the work is wrong, then that's what we get when we're done. How much more important it is we do what we do, to the Lord and not just unto men. When reckoning time comes around, we'll know the true value then.
May I always as a servant keep my mind on the Master's plan. When I do that, I will be pleasing Him, not serving to be seen by man. Then when the task or the project is completed, we have a good work to present To the Lord Christ who sent us to serve Him, and who we are called to represent.
"Lord God, may the service of this present project we are in be acceptable to Thee. Give me wisdom and understanding I pray, to do what needs to be done in the right way. May the words spoken be the ones needed to present Thy Gospel in a right way to those who hear. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen."