Hard Work, No Joy

Have you ever worked hard for what you thought was for Christ but you experienced little joy? As a matter of fact, you felt agitated as you worked? If and when that happens, it helps to step back and consider if what we’re doing is an assignment from Christ and if we’re doing it in His power. Or, are we doing something we decided was a good idea and we’re pushing through in our own strength.

Why is this important? Just as Christ is the head of every man, 1 Corinthians 11:3, He is Head of the church, His body, which he metaphorically describes in 1 Corinthians 12 as some members being the eye and some the feet.

Writing to the church in Colossians 1:18, Paul states Christ is “head of the body, the church, and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.”

Christ is the head of every man. Christ is the head of the church.

When we do the work Christ assigns us it may be challenging and difficult, but we will also experience Christ’s joy. Matthew 25:23

How joyful are you in your service to the Lord?

Lord Jesus, we praise You, HEAD OF THE CHURCH and life of the body of believers. May our words and actions be an extension of Your will, strength, and power.