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| ...we remember, however, that what we do we do unto God, |
Remember,
whatever you do unto God
does not require a thank you from man.
Sometimes we do something for someone and forget about it. Whether it was voluntary or requested, when we remember what we did we may think so-and-so did not thank me for what I did. Maybe the person forgot to thank us, or maybe they were not aware that it was us who did it. Maybe it was done jointly with another person, and that person received a thanks, but we did not. We may feel left out, unappreciated or unacknowledged at the moment we realize that we were not thanked.
It is nice to receive a thank you from others. It is good to be appreciated, for a job well-done or a gift given, by relatives, friends and others. When we remember, however, that what we do we do unto God, we don't feel so deprived when we are not thanked. When we remind ourselves that we are always aware of the presence of our God, and that he sees what we do with pure hearts, we don't have to solicit thank yous from others.
The Bible, that lamp unto our feet and that light unto our paths, reminds us that:
Whatever you are doing, let your hearts be in your work,
as a thing done for the Lord and not for men.
Colossians 3:23 (WNT)
Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;
(BBE)
Whatever you do, do it from the heart for the Lord and not for people.
(CEB)
Whatever work you do, put yourself into it,
as those who are serving not merely other people,
but the Lord.
(CJB)
Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically, as something done for the Lord and not for men,
(CSB)
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,
as though you were working for the Lord and not for people.
(GNT)
