Not In Vain In The Lord

-October 14, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Tuesday,

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”

(1 Corinthians 15:58).

None of us want to do anything in vain. Sometimes we feel we have tried but saw no positive results. We feel useless; why not just give up? There have been some missionaries who have labored for years and seen little fruit for tireless work. It might after they’re gone that the fruit ripens bountifully.

Nothing we do in the name of the Lord is in vain. We are to labor and leave the results to God. We may sow the seed and others may water it, and still others reap it.

The phrase in vain means, “marked by futility or ineffectualness; unsuccessful or useless; having no real value.” The Lord wants us to keep going, keep pressing on, and He will use us for His glory.

Isaiah 49:4 says, “Then I said, ‘I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain; Yet surely my just reward is with the Lord, and my work with my God.” We may feel what we do for the Lord is small and not that important, but He sees what we do for Him and will reward us.

The hymn writer Kittie Louise Suffield wrote the hymn, “Little Is Much, When God Is In It.” Verse two says,”Does the place you’re called to labor seem so small and little known? It is great if God is in it, and He’ll not forget His own.” Paul wrote, “Remembering your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father.”

Have a blessed day laboring for the Master. Stay safe and healthy.

Good sees what we do for Him and will reward us in His time.

Dean