A Task for Only the Holy

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:17

Chores, nobody likes them; although some people think that some chores are better than others. Maybe you remember some horrible chores you had to do as you were growing up. It didn’t matter to me one bit I hated all chores and in my mind there was not one better than the other. And to this day I still don’t like the chores at hand. Have you ever had someone over that while they were having fun playing with your stuff you had to stop and do the dreaded taking out the trash or a much longer one washing the dishes? How horrible was that? And all the while you got a bit angry that they didn’t even offer to help you so you could get done quicker. Then come to find out some of your friends didn’t even have chores. After school they were playing and you were doing those same chores day in and day out. Finally once you are done and can play they have to go in because it’s getting too late, well I remember those days. I like to think of the 2 Mary’s that knew the Lord’s body needed to be prepared after his death. I believe that would have been a task. The body would’ve been in the tomb for 3 days now and the smell alone would’ve been enough to make you sick just thinking about it. I can only imagine how they felt that they had this large task ahead of them and it was overwhelming. Have you ever felt this way the task was too big so why even try? Maybe they felt that way and really didn’t want to continue, it was going to be too hard and then the reminder of their Lord crucified on a cross, how tragic. Just think if they had given up, who would the messenger have told of the resurrection? Better yet who would’ve heard of the Lord having gone on into Galilee ahead of the disciples? Yes, I am sure there would be someone to fulfill all the testimony to the fact. It just makes you think. I am sure the ladies felt very alone and that what they were experiencing no one else could sympathize with. Sometimes our valleys are so low and the mountains too hard to climb and we feel we are all alone and no one cares if we make it or not. Well one thing is for sure God knows how we feel and he does care if we make it. That is why the scripture John 3:16 is so valid it tells of how much he cares. It says, “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” How amazing that God sacrificed his only son that we wouldn’t tortured for all eternity in hell. Which brings us to Jesus, do you think the chore he had to endure, an innocent death on the cross, was a bit much or overwhelming? I do believe it was even to the point that Jesus sweat drops of blood as scripture says. How alone do you think he felt when his own father did nothing to stop the innocent crucifixion? It says in the Bible that Jesus called out ”why have you forsaken me?” Which takes us back to John 3:16; because he loved the world so much that he GAVE. I can see all of heaven ready to fight standing ready for the call from God to release his only son off that cross. Sometimes it’s as if God is sitting on his hands but what good would it do if he always came to the rescue and raised us out of the yuck in our lives, would we learn anything. Well, he does help us he just doesn’t do it for us we have to help him help us. Just like in salvation we have to take the first step after that he helps us with every other step in the path. Yesterday, Austin wanted help climbing a tree in the yard. Really since he couldn’t get into the tree himself he wanted me to pick him up and put him in the tree. I said no, I would help him find a way to get into the tree for himself. Once he accomplished that he understood why I did it the way I did. Now he can go get in the tree anytime he wants to because he knows how. And I also made him find his own way out of the tree, I was there for guidance but I wasn’t going to take him out of the tree; what would that have taught him? Same with God it wasn’t that he didn’t want to help his only son but he knew what had to be done to fulfill the scriptures but also to help the other children he had that were lost and needed the bridge to walk across to salvation. Some things are hard and we grumble about doing them but this scripture says to do it for the Lord giving thanks. Sounds like God is telling us to change our attitudes about the tasks at hand for we never know who we will reach in the process that needs the help of a brother or sister in Christ. Each task brings us to a closer relationship with the Father who loves us so much.