.Psalm 100:2, “Serve the LORD with gladness, come before his presence with singing.”
We all know that life has many demands which cannot be ignored. Work, maintaining a home, raising children, to name a few. Every day requirements can seem overwhelming….soooo…. how does serving the Lord enter into the picture?
Serving God is actually an attitude of the heart. I Corinthians 10:31 says, “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” Colossians 3:23 states, “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as to the Lord, and not unto men;” We have covered these thoughts before but focusing on them again can reinforce these truths.
The fact of the matter is that no matter what we are doing can be defined as serving the Lord — washing dishes, going to work, teaching a Sunday School class, singing in the choir – all of these fall into the category of the ‘whatsoever’ found in these two verses.
The difference between plain work and service for God is our focus and motivation. When you approach a task with the thought of doing the best you can and doing it cheerfully as unto the Lord – then it takes on a whole new dimension. It jumps from the mundane – have to do job – into the category of serving the Lord with gladness, (Psalm 100:2).
Today as you approach the job of ‘living’, ask God to help you to look at every task as an opportunity for service and do it as unto the Lord. Serving the Lord with gladness does lead to a life filled with singing!
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