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“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might” (Ecclesiastes 9:10).
What a practical verse! It is important not to waste our time! We should do our work to the best of our ability, and in order to get it done. Sadly, some young people today have not learned to work, and then, when they get a job, they do not seem to know how to do it well. But a sloppy and poorly done job is not worthy of a Christian; we should do our work as unto the Lord, and as if the Lord Himself were watching us.
Quite a few years ago, when I was in university, I sometimes worked in heavy industry during the summer. At that time, if a man worked a little too hard, the other men often told him to slow down, as his hard work was “showing up” the rest of them. Many of those men did not work very hard, and did not want a hard worker to do more than they did. But it is good for a Christian to be known as a hard worker, and a good worker. Not only will our employer like it, but it will also honor the Lord.
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