Whatsoever You Do

1 Corinth 10:31
So then, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of [our great] God.
The day to day things of life matter to God. The everyday things we do have purpose. Eating, drinking, working, entertainment, conversation, the places we go and whatever we do is all done to the glory of God. Our purpose is to glorify God. That is the motivation to live a life of holiness and blameless before God. The influences of the world outside of Bible principles press all around us to cause us to make choices that can deviate us from our purpose. Paul tells us to “Abstain from every form of evil [withdraw and keep away from it]”.  We are to be the light of Christ to the world, and guard against doing anything that will cause one to live outside the light of Christ or forsake the way.  

Whatsoever You Do

Colossians 3:17  And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

The standard of conduct for a Christian can be measured by the words given to us here. The words we speak and the things we do matter. The book, “In His Steps-What Would Jesus Do?” written by Charles Sheldon, paints a vivid picture of the actions of Christians to follow the example of the life of Jesus. The hymn, “O To Be Like Thee” written by Thomas Chisholm, describes to us what it means to do all in the name of Jesus. The prayer of all who call themselves Christians is be like Jesus. For Christ, who died for our sins and deliver us from the bondage of our sin, has forgiven us from the wages of sin. We who are undeserving, have received grace and mercy from God. In turn, we are to show the same grace and mercy to all that cross our path. This is the standard by which we are judged. By the help of the Holy Spirit it is possible to live a holy life in this vessel of clay. Some scoff at the idea that any can live such a life, the scripture is clear that we are to do ALL things as if Jesus was doing them.