FOR THE LORD

For the Lord
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.Colossians 3:23
Recommended Reading2 Corinthians 8:1-7In the 1980s, Tom Peters, having traveled around the world interviewing heads of large corporations, put together a two-day presentation with 700 slides on the subject of leadership excellence. He was to present it to the directors of PepsiCo, which was headed by a man named Andy Pearson. But Peters knew Andy wouldn't sit through a long presentation. Mulling this over, Peters sat in his office overlooking San Francisco Bay, closed his eyes, leaned forward, and jotted down eight things on a pad of paper.
Those eight principles became the basis for the book he coauthored that changed the landscape of corporate life in America. The title of the book was In Search of Excellence. To this day, the word "excellence" is a buzzword in the daily life of successful businesses. Everyone wants to work with excellence.
Colossians 3:23 is the only maxim we need on the subject. If we realize everything we do—selling a product, cutting the grass, baking a cake, preparing a sermon—is to be done for Christ, we'll do it heartily as unto the Lord, and we'll do it with excellence.
Who are you working for?
When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.Helen Keller