Unto the Lord

Romans 14:7-8

uNTO THE LORD

Do you pray for blessings from God without a desire to bless the Lord?
Do you plead for daily bread without a thought to do the will of the Lord?
Do you post your service to the Lord without a true heart to please Him?
Do you perform religious acts without doing them unto the Lord?
 
The Prophet Zechariah served the Lord at the end of the captivity of Judah in Babylon/Persia. He was part of those that were in Jerusalem with Ezra as king Darius allowed Zerubbabel to rebuild the temple, and although there was work being done in Jerusalem and religious activities had resumed, it appears that the hearts of God’s people had yet to wholly turn to the Lord. It seemed that once again as we find in Isaiah 29:13, this people were drawing near GOD with their mouth, and with their lips were honoring Him, but that they had removed their hearts far from Him. The Lord expressed his frustration with His people and told Zechariah to ask them if they were going through the motions of religious activity for themselves or were they doing it for the Lord?
 
•When we are doing things unto the Lord, we are hearkening unto the prophets that the Lord has sent in the past. (Zechariah 7:7)
•When we are doing things unto the Lord, we are having a heart for others. (Zechariah 7:8-10)
•When we are doing things unto the Lord, we are humbling ourselves to hear what we have done wrong. (Zechariah 7:11-12)
•When we are doing things unto the Lord, we are harvesting the blessings of God in our lives. (Zechariah 7:13-14)
 
Our theme for 2025 is a reminder to make sure our motives are what they need to be, and that whatever we do, we do it UNTO THE LORD!

-Pastor David Bragg

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