Kingdom Assignments

Colossians 1-4 

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”

Colossians 3:23, 24

Knowing who our boss is and what their expectations are can be very helpful. When salvation is reduced to a sin-management solution, we ignore our deliverance from the kingdom of darkness and into the ‘kingdom of light’ (Colossians 1:12-14). The Lord Jesus Christ rules this kingdom! We have a ‘Boss’ who gifts us and empowers us by the Holy Spirit to complete kingdom assignments. Our call is to receive Christ’s kingdom assignments in our workplace, community, home, and church contexts, and work at them with all our heart. Forgiving our co-worker, serving our spouse, loving our neighbor, sharing the gospel with our employer are all kingdom assignments. It is the Lord Christ who will evaluate our work and determine our eternal reward. Additionally, there will be kingdom assignments when Christ returns. Our current assignment is the ‘job interview’ for the opportunities to come when cities and nations come under Christ’s kingdom rule.

How is our kingdom work going?

“Lord Christ, you are my ‘Boss.’ I give all to you, for your glory.”