Copied From Our Daily Bread 2012-05-21 Night Crew
— by Cindy Hess Kasper
Our Daily Bread
Radio is hosted by Les Lamborn
Read : Colossians 3 : 22 - 25
3:22 Servants, obey in all things your masters
according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness
of heart, fearing God:
3:24 Knowing
that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve
the Lord Christ.
3:25 But he
that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is
no respect of persons.
Obey in all
things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as
men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. —Colossians 3:22
Bible in a Year : Job
25 - 27
Pat’s first job was working on the night crew at a grocery store.
After
closing time, he and the other employees stocked the shelves.
Pat’s boss had
instructed them to always turn the soup cans forward so that the label could be
read easily.
But he had gone a little further by saying, “Make sure that they’re facing
forward—three cans back.”
One night as Pat was arranging the
shelves, his co-workers began to scoff, “Just make sure the front can is turned
the right way.
Who’s gonna know?”
It was a moment of decision for the teenager.
Should he obey what his boss had asked him to do, or just do what was
easy?
We’ve all been in similar situations where we’ve had to make a choice.
The apostle Paul encouraged his fellow believers to be obedient even when
no one was watching:
“Bondservants, obey in all things
your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but
in sincerity of heart, fearing God” (Col. 3:22).
Doing the right thing should not be dependent on whether our employer is
around or if anyone else is watching.
It’s not always easy or convenient to be obedient. But it’s right.
Remember, “to him who knows to do good and does not do
it, to him it is sin” (James 4:17).
Lord, help me to
follow Jesus,
To obey Him day by day,
To be His faithful disciple
And please Him in every way. —Fitzhugh
Our character is
measured by what we do when no one is looking.
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