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“A THANKLESS JOB”

Monday, Sept. 7, 2009

1 COR 15:58 (NIV)
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.


Ever feel like the work you do in the Lord is not worth it? You pray and testify and the very people you desire to share in the Kingdom ignores your teachings, testimony and the truth. Can you just imagine how Jesus must have felt, knowing the rejection and pain he was had to face?

When I was at Lowes the other day, working on an Accutinter, I spent most of my day inside and under a computerized robot of sorts in the Paint Department. Because I was inside a machine full of colorant and paint no one noticed me around much. The customers were rude and very rarely said “Thank You” to the sales associates. One even commented that she had a “Thankless job!” “Everyone wants something but does not care about the one assisting them in getting want they want.” Brothers and Sisters, ministry is much the same way. I have not met a person yet that does not want to be saved but there are few who wants to praise God for giving us the salvation.

As preachers, teachers, and pastors we spend a lot of time trying to get folk to the point where they can thank God for the blessings he has bestowed upon us. We see people come and go! Folk join the church, folk leave the church, many to return more broken than were before. We see our own family members enthralled in sin and the ways of the world and we pray for them, just to be told… “If you come to this family event do not expect to pray…” Oh Yes! A thankless job! But it really is not! Saints, we must not seek the approval or appreciation of man. Do not get me wrong, it is appropriate to exhort one another, but as ministers we should not expect to be thanked by man. Often times what we must impart to the Church is not always popular or the word is so deep it will NOT move people to thank us. But we must always stand firm. Let nothing move us. Always give ourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because we know that our labor in the Lord is not in vain. No eyes have seen nor ears heard or man can comprehend what God has in store for those who does the work of the kingdom. Your true thank you” awaits you in heaven!

In working for the Lord all that you say and all that you do must be shown approved in God’s sight! Oh Jesus! I can not wait to hear the words “Well done my good and faithful servant!” So, what ever you are doing for God, let me say this and get it out of the way right now. Man will not “Thank you” because the work you are doing for the Lord is greater than man can understand. Our thoughts are not like His thoughts and our ways are not like His ways. It does not matter whether you are singing in the choir, cleaning the church, teaching Sunday School, on the radio, or writing a weekly blog! Do not look for man’s approval but seek God’s acceptance of your work through Prayer and Fasting. And you SHALL get the greatest “THANK YOU” for a truly “THANKLESS” job. Have a blessed week. Have a blessed Labor Day! In Jesus’ name! Shabach Shalom!

By: Pastor Dr. Michael L. Hargett
Copyright 2009 © TBMN, Inc.
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