Well, a lot of listeners to this podcast listen on their drive to work in the morning.

So it seems especially relevant for us to talk about work.

We don't want to waste our jobs.

None of us do.

We spend so much time at work and it's a place to pursue excellence.

But why?

Why should we pursue excellence at work?

When we often don't see any eternal value in our weekly duties and our routines, it's

a question today from a listener named Dylan.

Hello, Pastor John.

In Colossians 3, 22 to 24, Paul exhorts his readers to work heartily as for the Lord and

not for men.

Does this mean that any work not done in excellence is sinful?

And how do we apply God's view of work to cleaning our house, writing a paper for school,

or working a nine to five job?

I've been feeling guilty.

By the way, I handle these things for months now.

I'm not sure if I'm just being lazy, self-righteous, or am I disobeying the Lord.

Well, the first thing with regard to his guilt or feeling guilty is that the Bible handles

guilt in two ways.

And both are very important, not just one.

One is the blood of Jesus that covers all our sin, including how we do our work.

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