Morning By Morning #331

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

From the pen of Charles Spurgeon:

“Whatever your hand finds to do” refers to works that are possible for us, yet there are many things our heart can find to do that we will never do. It’s fine to have an idea in our heart, but it would be much more useful if, instead of just being content to have an idea or talking about doing something, we would actually do it—do “whatever your hand finds to do.” One good deed is worth far more than a thousand brilliant ideas never done. We should never simply sit and wait for big opportunities or for a different kind of work to come along. We should, each and every day, do the things our “hand finds to do.”

We have no time in which to live but the present, for the past is gone and the future has not yet come. So do not wait until your life experience has ripened into maturity before you attempt to serve God. Endeavor to bring forth fruit now. Serve Him now but be careful how you do what “your hand finds to do,” for you should “do it with all your might.” Do it promptly, not frittering your life away, thinking of what you intend to do tomorrow as if that could compensate for your idleness today. No one ever served God by doing things tomorrow. It is what we do today that generates blessings and brings honor to Christ. And whatever you do for Him, throw your entire soul into it. Don’t give Christ a little halfhearted work done every now and then, but when you serve Him do it “with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” (Deut. 6:5).

Yet where is the might or power of a Christian to be found? It is certainly not in himself, for he is “perfect…weakness” (2 Cor. 12:9). No, a Christian’s might lies in the Lord Almighty so let us seek His help and move forth in prayer and with faith. And once we have done what our “hand finds to do,” let us “wait upon the LORD” (Ps. 123:2 KJV) for His blessing. Then what we do for Him will be done well and our service will never fail in its effectiveness.

From the pen of Jim Reimann:

Diligence and endurance have become nearly lost commodities today. Yet as Christians we should be motivated by our love for God to serve Him well. Paul told Timothy to “set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity,” and then stressed to “be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress” (1 Tim. 4:12, 15). And in another place Paul echoed our text verse from Ecclesiastes, teaching the principle of serving the Lord wholeheartedly. As you read this passage this morning, apply it to your vocation and place of service to the Lord:

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Colossians 3:22 – 24

If I truly love Jesus, I will pour my total being into His work and someday I will hear Him say, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” (Matt. 25:21). What could be more glorious than that!