useless

So,my brothers & sisters,

     be strong & steady,

     always enthusiastic about the Lord's work,

for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. 

1 Corinthians 15:58


..NOTHING you do for the Lord is ever useless.

..nothing YOU do for the Lord is ever useless.

..nothing you DO for the Lord is ever useless.

..nothing you do FOR THE LORD is ever useless.

..nothing you do for the Lord is EVER useless.

..nothing you do for the Lord is ever USELESS.


...nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.

Now think about that...

NOTHING we ever do for the Lord is insignificant to God's overarching plan for humankind.

Whatever we DO for Him has some sort of impact.

And if what we are & what we do is focused on what the Lord would have us do, that action means something to Him & what He's up to.

And our actions are of consequence, no matter how slight, short lived, or seemingly unimportant.


But that's hard for us to swallow, isn't it?

Because a lot of us don't feel significant, do we.

We just feel like a face in the crowd - someone whose coming & passing will be acknowledged by very few.

We don't believe what we are & what we do means all that much - I mean, we are all that talented, or compelling, or strong.


But that's NOT what Paul is saying here.

Anything we do for the Lord means something.

Iow, if we're connected to the Lord, whatever He tells us to do fits into the big picture.


So, if what we do is significant, then we must be significant to the Lord.


And our significance is created by the world or what it thinks about us - because most of the time, the world will downplay, or denigrate, who we are as persons & what we do.


But that's not how it is in our connection with God - He's the one who determines our identity.


When we are connected to the Lord, we have meaning, because what we do means something to Him.



Think about that today...

     I know I will.