“This Deed I Do” 

KJV

Col 3:17  And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

NLT

Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

🌟Do all in the name of Jesus

🌟Do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus

Deed:

-something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act

-an exploit or achievement

This is the one I am referring to.

-Often deeds. an act or gesture, especially as illustrative of intentions, one's character, or the like

An act or gesture-especially 

illustrative of intentions, one's character.

Deeds are done in many ways. It is good to do deeds and while there is more to receiving salvation than by the deeds we do, we don’t want it to be a mark against us when we do one.

When a deed is done, is it out of a truth, and is it sincerely coming from the heart.

Or

Is it “for show,” the deed is not done from kindness, but because we believe God sees and will reward us. We see what t as an open door into heaven.

Reading this from KJV says:

Col 3:17   And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And in the NLT it says:

Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, 

So what we do should be done in the name of Jesus. Or as a representative of Jesus.

Do we have a clear understanding of what it means to do and say all things as a representative of Christ our Lord?

If you were in a family that was well known by its brand or corporation, you would want to be at your best to represent your family’s name and business. Your goal would be to represent them well.

To do all things in the name of Jesus, or as his representative means the same. We want to be at our best to represent him, our Heavenly Father, 

For all of us who count ourselves as a Christian, it should be our intention in everything we do to do it for the glory of God, not to glorify self. 

What we say:

All the more reason to watch what we say and do. 

Be mindful of what comes out of our mouth. Curse words should be a thing of the past if we have been in the habit of using them.

How are we gonna say curse words in the name of Jesus? This is a contradiction.

If it has to do with Jesus, there definitely shouldn’t be foul language, however, using the God’s name as part of a curse word is heard more than regular language.

What we Do:

Are we doing a deed in the name of Jesus when we give a large amount of money to a charity or a church. I believe it depends on the motive.

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The money obtained, was it earned honestly from work?

Or was the money from something that was illegal? I.e stolen money, money earned from the sale of something illegal, or money paid to you for an illegal act?

If we used illegal practices to gain the money. It doesn’t matter how generous a person is, it wasn’t obtained by in an honest, righteous manner.  

Showing kindness for others is something the Lord looks at with favor.  Therefore, I am not saying, Don’t do a good deed,

Jesus said in Matthew 25:34-46

Matthew 25:34-46 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. 

35 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. 

36 I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’

37 “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? 

38 Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? 

39 When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’

40  “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’

41 Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. 

42 For I was hungry, and you didn’t feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give me a drink. 

43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.

44 Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?

45 And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.

46  And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.

Reading these verses shows us that it does count with the Lord when we show kindness.

Part of the problem is a lot of us do one or two things that we believe gain us favor with the Lord, but continue to do everything else in sin and with the wrong motive.

We fail to realize too, that we live our lives often in contradiction to what the Lord has placed in scripture for us to live by.

We believe we will make it in to the kingdom of God, by the few acts we do. And we still haven’t repented of sin in our lives or asked for God’s forgiveness. We are not living holy so our lives are not whole according to what the Lord wants for us.

Receiving Salvation 

John 3:3-7

John 3:3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”

4 “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?”

5  Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. 

6  Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. 

7 So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’

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Helping others is a blessing to them, and us, so don’t stop showing kindness. But John 3:3-7 makes it clear what is needed to achieve salvation and enter into the kingdom of God.

Doing deeds with the right motive is important.    

Proverbs 16:17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. KJV

Proverbs 16:17 The path of the virtuous leads away from evil; whoever follows that path is safe. 

NLT

Proverbs 16:17 shows us that all done in righteousness, steering clear from evil is on the right path.

My closing prayer:

Lord, it is a blessing to help others, though not everyone views it this way.

Let us remember your words in your Holy Scriptures: …when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’

Matthew 25:40.