Colossians 3:17: Overcoming Boredom (Eccl 9:10) COLOSSIANS 4. “He has left us an example.”. Let the word of Christ, his blessed gospel, dwell in you richly, abiding in your hearts, the subject of your constant meditations, and delightful converse; esteem it as your most invaluable treasure, and store up the knowledge of it in your hearts, in all wisdom, ready for use on every proper occasion. Chores may not always be pleasant or exciting. The invitation was rudely declined, and OH mentioning the matter to an acquaintance who came up immediately, he was asked if he knew who the preacher was. II. Colossians 1: 23 'If you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. (6.) vi. They are to feel and act as servants of Christ. I. Genesis 21:10. II. My job as maintenance man/supervisor was not the glory job of my life, but every morning as I walked the three blocks to work I would ask that the Lord would allow me to have a good attitude and that I would honor Him in my job and behavior. Colossians 3:23-24 "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward." Romans 6:19-20 to which passages the reader may refer. You must be one or the other. 1. 2nd, If we would set our affections on things in heaven, our sensual and earthly affections must be mortified; and hereunto the Apostle earnestly exhorts them. And — omitted in the oldest manuscripts (compare Ephesians 6:7, Ephesians 6:8). Moses, Gideon, Elisha, the shepherds, the apostles were all called when at their work. hearty affection for their masters, having their good and Not only must the slave’s work be done in the fear of the Lord, but done as if it were actually for the Lord that he was doing it, and not for a mere human master. not by mere force and necessity, grudgingly, and with murmurings, We have considered already our death, and burial, and resurrection with Christ; but the Apostle, in the passage now before us, carries the metaphor still one degree higher: If ye then be risen, &c. as if he had said, "It is not enough that ye are risen from the dead with Christ; you must also ascend after him into heaven, for there is our life hid in Christ; there are your true riches, and thither must you go to take care of them. He simply sought the glory of Christ. Let no day pass without a word with Jesus. Happy service. The duty of servants. preceding verse, and with the beginning of the next chapter, they Sacred Sandwiches: Some Reflections on Colossians 3:23-24 by Delano Sheffield | December 11, 2016. The Colossians had heard the gospel, hence had no excuse for being moved away from the hope it presented; (2.) See Hebrews 2:9. Each man’s wisdom and happiness must lie in doing the work God has given him. Sometimes the road is rough, but the motive for treading it makes it smooth, and the companionship of Him we love relieves its tedium and lightens its darkness. This suggests a train of thought which has a special suitableness to young men. It tells the servant, that ii faithful here, he may rank with his master hereafter, even though the employment of the master has been the advancement of Christ’s cause on earth. Negatively he did not seek wealth or honour, either as his main or subordinate object. If ye then be risen with Christ, in virtue of his resurrection, and of your union with him, seek those things which are above; even the eternal blessedness provided for all the faithful in heaven, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God, gone before to prepare a place for them, and ever living to make intercession for them. Home work is an important part of the training for after life; and there is nothing in it beneath the dignity of any girl. ), The gospel does not barely supply us with directions, but furnishes us with reasons and power for obedience. This must be our frame of mind in all of life. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men. So we want to do something, personally, for our Divine Benefactor. Its pattern. And this principle is to govern every detail of his varied service.— : heartily and with good will.— : their service, Paul would say, is not to be rendered at all ( not ) to their earthly master, but exclusively to Christ. 8. Compare σύμψυχοι ofone accord, Philemon 2:2; ἰσόψυχον like-minded Philemon 2:20; μιᾷ ψυχῇ withone mind, Philemon 1:27. 6:7). Obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, whether Gentile or Christian; diligent to observe all their just commands, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, merely while they are looking on you, but in singleness of heart fearing God, and equally faithful in the discharge of your duty, when no eye seeth you but his, to whom it is your special care to approve yourselves: and whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, working with willingness and assiduity, as to the Lord, for his glory, and not unto men, merely with a view to their applause; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance, if faithful, when the great Master shall appear, to recompence the fidelity of his servants, in whatever condition or rank they have been placed by him: for ye serve the Lord Christ; and whatever service ye do to them, with a view to his honour, he will regard it as immediately rendered to himself, and reward it accordingly. Romans 6:6. In the one case the children had learned to obey, in the other they had not. As to the Lord, and not to men. In Ephesians 6:7 the construction is filled up by δουλεύοντες. V. Easy service. 3. This then is the state of nature according to the representation and language of Holy Writ; and it is easy to see what must become of this old man, this man of sin, upon the appearance of Christ Jesus, who came to destroy the works of the devil; to give life and light to those who sat in the shadow of darkness and death: he and his works must be destroyed, where Christ is fully revealed, to make way for the Spirit of righteousness and his holy works; and to introduce man to the second, or gospel state. The man became interested, for he found that the minister knew as much about his trade as he did himself. 7. [Ephesians 6:6.] This conformity consists, as we have seen, in dying to sin, and the affections of it; in putting off the old man, and in putting on the new man, who is created after righteousness: and this the Apostle stiles being planted in the likeness of his death, and being planted in the likeness of his resurrection: Romans 6:5. We desire not only to aid our friend in his projects, but to do something for him himself. 1. Philippians 3:10-11 where, if we remember what has been said of our being made conformable to the death and resurrection of Christ, by rising to holiness and righteousness, we shall not be at a loss to understand what it is to know or feel the power of Christ's resurrection; or to understand how the knowing the power of Christ's resurrection should be a means of attaining the resurrection of the dead. As usual, in the parallel place in Ephesians, the thought is given more fully, and the relationship of the slave's labour to Christ is twice noted. We should fulfill our obligations to honor God. Thuc. Compare the same principle in Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:21; Romans 12:11). No man after this can say, “My duties are so very commonplace that they cannot have a religious dignity and value.”, Were I to ask, “What was the purpose for which you were sent into the world,” I should get a variety of replies. Adam unfallen was a working man. Omitted in A B C Delta G f g, Vulgate (cf. We can impress people with the wisdom and practicality of the religion of Jesus Christ, by working hard, by being a good worker (Titus 2:9). Day 1 Colossians 3:23-24 Morning Reflection Pray: God, I commit my day to you, every interaction, every decision, every effort. The fishers after their night of bootless toil, Peter walking on the waves, Paul receiving grace to endure a hidden sorrow, are specimens of men needing and receiving help from Christ. - - - four. p. 72 F Polyb. Try to do every day something simply for Christ’s sake--repress your temper, speak to some friend about salvation, practise some self-denial, for Christ’s sake, and with the help of the Spirit. 1. 1. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, by needless severities, arbitrary restraints, harsh commands, and unreasonable impositions; lest they be discouraged, their spirits broken with such treatment, and, through despair of pleasing, they should desist even from the attempt. 1. Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men. ; this is to be regarded as taking place for Christ, rendered as a service to Him. This is the highest thing we can do. Colossians 2:11.) ad Polyc. And it makes a difference, now and ever, believe me, whether you serve Him who has on His vesture and thigh written, “King of kings,” and whose service is perfect freedom; and him on whose vesture and thigh is written, “Slave of slaves,” and whose service is perfect slavery. whoever is begotten to this new life in Christ by the power of God,—overcometh the world. III. this this week. You should sit at His feet and learn of Him, studying His Word. VI. As to the Lord; that is, feeling a direct responsibility to him. Macgregor.). It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:22-4:1, Ephesians 6:5-9, 1 Peter 2:13-23 Work is Not a Four Letter Word (See also Work with Vigor) RAY PRITCHARD. 2. 2. This principle is of far-reaching application. Serving the Lord at our job gives dignity to what we do. The state of nature is fully represented, Ephesians 4:17-18; Ephesians 2:2-3; Ephesians 2:12. It is often when people are busy at their work that God comes with a blessing. Comp. well to look at verses where the Bible talks about doing something “for God” or “for the Lord 1. The apostle was speaking to slaves, who must have felt their condition to be irksome and degrading, but he applies a principle which altogether transforms it. How can this be done? ), What makes Christ’s service easy and pleasant, That huge piece of timber which lies there in that quiet creek, from which the tide has receded, leaving it dry and immovable in the sand; try to shift it, and it is only with the utmost difficulty that you can do so. In this state of corruption, the natural passions and affections were but the instruments of sin, in all things subservient; on which account they are said to constitute the body of sin; that body over which sin, as the soul, or active principle, had entire rule and dominion; (see Romans 6:6. The duty of parents. Strive to acquire mental culture and general intelligence for the sake of Christ. Besides, not only was the servant to work as here- ἐκ ψυχῆς—“from the heart,” pointing out his relation to his work, but he is enjoined also to labou r- μετ᾿ εὐνοίας-that is, “with good will” to his master. Put on therefore bowels of mercies, such as were in Jesus Christ, towards the miserable and afflicted, kindness in every word and deed, humbleness of mind, being lowly in your own thoughts of yourselves, and condescending to others; meekness, quietly submitting to the dispensations of Providence, and enduring patiently every reproach and indignity; long-suffering under repeated and aggravated provocations; forbearing one another under your several infirmities, and forgiving one another every offence or injury, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye, whose amazing grace to us should powerfully engage our hearts to pass by each other's transgressions, and not only to forgive, but to blot out of our remembrance every past offence. 5. Unlike some of the others, St. Paul did not personally found or visit the Church in Colossae (Colossians 2:1). “If ye love Me keep My commandments,” not simply build chapels, etc. You may just as well say, that all the actions of life may be performed in the grave, when a man is dead and buried, as say that a Christian may continue in sin: for a Christian has crucified and buried the body of sin. Be regular and faithful in your devotions. (John Ruskin. Take horses, or even the birds, how soon they have to work for a living. And don’t just do the minimum that will get you by. The constraint is “for Christ’s sake.” Such motive is--. Colossians 3:4. Business work. as to the Lord, and not unto men; (See Gill on Ephesians Sometimes we read that we were dead before the knowledge of Christ: sometimes that we died and were buried with Christ: again, that we rose with Christ, and are alive in him. In doing it to others, they did it to Him; and to Him, with such claims upon their love and fealty, they could not but give suit and service heartily. Salem Media Group. ὡς τῷ κυρ.] II. The words of the first verse of this chapter are, however, hardly capable of being so abused, being a plain inference from what had before been advanced, as is evident from the manner in which they are introduced; "If ye then be risen with Christ." IV. It was just this feeling that gave rise to Monasticism. That helps kids make decisions and reduces any defiance. Evening Reflection Review Your Day: Note how many times you were aware of God’s presence. The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. Now if this be the case the greatest harm is done when a man thrusts himself out from his proper vocation. Colossians 3:23 Biblical Verse Inspirational Christian typography art, chalkboard, style. You must obey Him. You need not be missionary to do this. heartily. The duty of wives. Abiding enough. God has his own way of rewarding honorable and faithful work, regardless of the failure of human authorities to do so; and the difference is brought out in the very next verse. Christ gives dignity to human work and toil. The longer we have lived in sin, the more urgently are we called to awake to newness of life; the time past may surely suffice to have wrought the will of the flesh. and χριστός, see on Galatians 1:1. εἰδότες κ. τ. Home work. Still, God wants us to serve him heartily in that job. I. honourable service. When a little girl’s mother comes to visit her at school, she wants to introduce all her friends to her. As united in love, be teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord, building up each other thus on your most holy faith, and helping forward your mutual joy in God, and his blessed service. Whatsoever, however small, ye do, in this relation, work from the heart ‘Do it’ is inexact; the same word is not repeated. To destroy this man of sin, Christ came into the world; and they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts: Galatians 5:24. The Apostle, in his Epistle to the Philippians, tells us that he willingly suffered the loss of all things, that he might know Christ, and the power of his resurrection; and this he desired to know, that he might attain to the resurrection of the dead. Edward Irving had in his Glasgow congregation the wife of a shoemaker, who was a determined infidel. Colossians 3:23-24 “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 not your own but His. In the Messianic κληρονομία, i.e. Every order is … For instance, we shall not be to seek, when we find mention made of two deaths, which we must undergo,—and of two resurrections, in which we must partake: we shall easily distinguish between the natural death of the body, and the death unto sin;—between the resurrection to life eternal hereafter, and the resurrection to holiness and righteousness in this present world. Think about what is up there, not about what is here on earth. τ. κύρ. What we do we must do for the Master alone. Colossians 3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Colossians 3:24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. For ye are dead, by your profession in baptism, and your obligations to a crucified Jesus; and your life is hid with Christ in God, your spiritual life, with all its joys, is hid from the natural man, and is still maintained, by secret communications from your exalted Head: therefore, having such glorious expectations, look up, and live continually under the influence of them. 3rdly, The Apostle proceeds to enforce the practice of all godliness upon them, as the elect of God, called to be holy and beloved by him; who therefore should approve themselves before him. And as we adore Him in secret so we should extol Him in public. We are to serve Christ by discharging all the duties of life so as to please Him. In our turn let us serve Him alone and for ever. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. In the which ye also, as other Gentiles, walked sometime, when ye lived in them. Yea, courageously and cheerfully, from the very soul, not constrainedly and murmuringly, though they be froward and their commands harsh; making account it is Jesus Christ, (who hath power over soul and body, Matthew 10:28), not mortal men only, or in and for themselves, whom you serve, {see Ephesians 6:7} have an eye unto this Sovereign Lord, in the servile office your masters on earth do employ you. Rev., correctly, ye do - work; the latter being the stronger term as opposed to idleness. Heartily - not from servile constraint, but 'from the soul' or heart [ ek (Greek #1537) psuchees (Greek #5590)]. To please others who may change or die, or please self, which is fickle and disappointing, cannot ensure the prolonged service men can render to the eternal and unchanging Christ. Biblical Commentary (Bible Study) Colossians 3:12-21 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: THE BROADER CONTEXT has Paul warning Colossian Christians: "Be careful that you don't let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ" (2:8). If the poor slave should serve Jesus how much more ought I? III. John Piper Feb 18, 2007 638 Shares Message. Its comprehensiveness. Now sin has dislocated man’s moral nature, and though by grace it may have been reset, still God’s wise exercise of it is exceedingly painful; but then this exercise begets spiritual health, and that health sends such a thrill of pleasure through the soul that the very act of obedience to, and service of, Christ, gains strength to obey and serve; and with increasing strength difficulty after difficulty disappears, pain goes, pleasure comes, and the Christian is master of his work, and delights in it. “Thy gentleness hath made me great.” It is a greater honour to serve Christ in the most menial capacity than to occupy the throne of the Caesars. Colossians 3:1-17 is a recognizable section of the letter. regard the Colossians in general, and the performance of any, and The a fortiori inference is this, that if the drudgery of a slave admits of such a consecration, much more does any nobler form of business. καρδ., φοβούμ. their conversation in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. 3, xx. Why? And yet we have to “work out” what God works in. Note that the apostle uses both heart ( καρδίας , Colossians 3:22) and soul ( ψυχῆς ); and in Ephesians 6:7, adds μετ ' εὐνοίας withgood disposition (A.V., good will ). Our relationship with Jesus is to even transform our work habits. Irving is no fool, he kens leather.”, IV. We should pray for: Him. This notion of the different states and conditions of man,—of the death of the old man,—of a new creature in Christ,—runs through the precepts, exhortations, and doctrines of the gospel, which cannot be understood but with analogy to this notion. 6. Sin is the only poison by which the life of Christ, which is in us, may be destroyed. Check my store for JESUS REGGAE VIBES merch. On εἰδότες, comp. 81.1 (where, however, the sense is different); Plut. Love your wives with all tenderness and singleness of affection, delighting in their company, and studying to make them happy in their relation to you; and be not bitter against them, cross, hasty, arbitrary, severe, making them afraid with frowns of wrath, or ill usage. IV. But Paul is not now speaking to such, but “to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ at Colossae.” And these words indicate about the life service of all true Christians. "And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;". Respecting the contrast of ἀνθρ. Remember, the person who is faithful in very small things, is often the person who is also faithful in very big things (Luke 16:10). In some warfare the commander says, “Go”; in this He says, “Follow Me.” “He was in all points tempted,” etc. 1700 28th Street SE Grand Rapids, MI 49508. Hence a seriously disposed young man is pointed out as destined for the Church. 3. 3. They have died to these; but one day when Christ…appears, they will live with Christ in the presence of God (Col 3:3–4). Thus only do we associate ourselves with the saints and angels. week today I want to to look look at at Colossians Colossians Colossians three three. 2. 2. A good work, such as prayer, becomes hypocrisy if done for the praise of men. 1. Every decal is made to order. May my life today honor you and bless others. 3. (5.) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as for the Lord. Praying through Colossians 3:23 . There were two issues during this sandwich making event. In the common acts of life. Theological Point: Work is not meant to be something that we dread. That which gives unity to the Christian life is Christ. 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