25/11/2025
A servant of man and a slave of Christ.
Colossians 3:22-25
Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. Colossians 3:22-24
1 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭.
22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
Serving your earthy master in obedience is submitting to the Word of God. The mentioned phrase in verse 22 " working as for the Lord, and not for men." And another Scripture that supports this is found in Matthew 20:26, "Whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant."
2. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝.
23 Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
3. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫..
24 because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
4. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐨𝐝. 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
25 Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.