CHRISTIAN CHORES

“So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.”

(Lk. 17:10)

In the day which I was brought up, the term “doing your chores” was a common remark. Both adult and children had, as did the Old Testament priest, their “daily duties” to perform. By today’s standards the word “chore,” I think, has become archaic— that is, outdated. But any adult brought up on an old-fashioned farm will tell you that in their young years, there could be no personal enjoyment till their chores were completed.

A good definition of the word chore is: “a duty or task you’re obligated to perform, most often one that is unpleasant but necessary.” For example, washing dishes, doing homework, mowing the grass, etc. Character comes from doing best those things you dislike most. Many parents and grandparents give in to some little three foot tall terror when hearing the words, “I DON’T WANT TO!” It’s then that principles of a lifetime are discarded. 

Life is not all fun and games, nor is it living on a spiritual mountaintop; its doing what needs to be done when it needs to be done, no matter how unpleasant it may be. Whenever each individual in a family or church fulfills his or her individual chores then there is completeness all around! We depend on each other. When we drop the ball, others are affected, not just us. Do your chores; milk the cows; others in the family will profit.

“Drudgery can become delightful when you put Deity into it- you know, ‘For My Sake’.”

(rds)

An Old Disciple