Passion For The Lord And His Service

-October 17, 2022-

Good morning, happy Monday,

“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”

(Colossians 3:23,24).

Paul had a passion for the Lord and His service from the moment he got saved on the road to Damascus. Prior to that, he had a passion for Judaism, the law, and the traditions of the OT. This led him to persecute the Christians, putting them into prison and killing them. He thought he was doing God’s will.

In writing to the saints in Colosse, he told them to do everything “heartily as to the Lord and not to men.” The Greek word for heartily is ek psuches, meaning, “out of the soul.” It comes from the depths of our hearts. Today, we call this passion. The definition of passion is, “a strong and barely controllable emotion.” There can be good passions as in loving and serving the Lord Jesus; or bad passions such as in the world for lust and sin.

In the case of Jesus, passion refers to His suffering on the cross for our sins. There was a movie that came out in 2004 called, “The Passion of the Christ.” It portrayed His intense desire to do the Father’s will and the depths of suffering He went through on the cross. He set an example for all His followers that we should follow. Do you have a passion for Christ and His service?

It seems most people in the world have a passion for something. It may be for art, music, sports, politics, recreation, exercise, cars, clothes, shoes, shopping, money, or material things. When one has a passion it shows in a deep love for it and that won’t let anything stop them from it. I know two young ladies and one older one in our church who have a passion for playing the piano. They feel the music very deeply and play with joy and feeling. It comes from depths of their souls.

We should have this same passion for the Lord Jesus. We love Him because He first loved us. We serve Him out of our deep appreciation for what has done for us. Paul said in 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, “For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge this: if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.”

Let us then live our lives with great passion for our Savior and His service. He is worthy! Jesus is Lord and He is Lord if all. The unknown hymn writer wrote, “He is Lord, He is Lord! He is risen from the dead and He is Lord! Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.” This song is so short yet so powerful, passionate, and precious.

Have a blessed and passionate day in the service of our Lord Jesus Christ and glorify His name. Stay safe and healthy.

Serving the greatest Master,

Dean