I happened to read Delano Shefield from Fuller Seminary who writes about how our silent labor resonates. We don’t have to make a big deal in our work or deeds of kindness but let it speak in the silence, knowing the Lord sees. All that we do should be for the audience of One and that is the Lord. Delano gives the example of the suffering Christians in Thessalonica that received Paul’s message and lived it out in their lives. It was in a quiet way but spoke volumes to others. In I Thess 1:8 Paul says, “But in every place your faith in God has become known, so we have no need to speak about it.” Their faith was evident in what they did so there was no need to say anything. The Christians were doing their ordinary work in a quiet way and it spoke loudly to everyone around them. Paul had established this church on his second Missionary journey and now he was writing to encourage them. He commends them for their faith in action as they followed the teaching he gave them.
Even when our work is very hidden and no one else sees us, God does, and He is our audience! We can become the message just as the people in Thessalonica, as we live our lives for Him.
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