March 20

Colossians 3:23

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Isn’t it pleasant to be around someone that works with enthusiasm and cheerfulness? And isn’t it DRUDGERY to be around someone who moans and complains constantly? As Christians, we belong to God, and all that we do should be done willingly with joy and gusto, and not with a moan and a long face. “Ye are not your own. For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Cor.6:20. Hundreds of years before Jesus came to this earth He contemplated the self-denial, pain and suffering necessary to make an atonement for our sins. He says to the Father: “burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, I DELIGHT to do thy will, O my God: yea thy law is within my heart.” Psalm 40:6-8. Since Jesus cheerfully and with delight undertook all that was necessary for our salvation, let us then do ALL that we do as unto the LORD and not unto men, not grudgingly or of necessity but with joy and grace in our hearts, LOOKING UNTO JESUS, the author and finisher of our salvation.

Commentary by Francis L. Harris

"...what must I do to be saved?" Acts 16:30