God Doesn't Forget Your Work or Love Labor Hebrews 6:10

The Hebrew writer shared how he was “persuaded better things” of his readers, and because they were involved in “things that accompany salvation”, he continued to speak about them. The writer continued to inspire his readers in chapter six and verse ten of Hebrews where he declared, “God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love”. We read:

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

The verse begins, “For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love,...” The writer began with the words, “For God” which means “because, since and on account of the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “is not unrighteous” or “is not one who violate or has violated justice, or is sinful, deceitful and doesn't deal fraudulently with others” “to forget” which means “neglect, no longer care for or be given over to oblivion for” “your work” or “the reader's business, employment and that to which they are occupied” “and labor” which means “a beating of the breast with grief and sorrow” “of love” which is the Greek word “agapē” and means to “affection, good will, benevolence and unconditional brotherly love”. God is never unjust, and He doesn't sin, and therefore He would never “neglect” the “work” and passionate “labor” of the readers of Hebrews.

The verse continues, “which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.”. The writer added, “which you have showed” which means “that you have pointed out, demonstrated, proved, manifested, put forth and displayed” “toward his name” which refers to “God's name”, “in that you” or “the Hebrew readers” “have ministered” which means “been as servants, attendants, waiters and caretakers” “to the saints” or “the most pure, morally blameless both religiously and ceremonially; consecrated”, “and do minister” which means “continue to serve, attend, wait and care for”. The readers of Hebrews “worked” and “labored in love” both toward the Lord and His “saints”.

When we think through these words in Hebrews, we admire the writer's commendation to his readers after all his exhortation to them. He acknowledged their “work” and “labor of love” toward God and His saints and reminded them that God would not forget all they did and were doing. We may wonder sometimes if anything we do toward God and other Christians is noticed by anybody, and through these words we can know, Jesus sees what we do, He knows when we “work” and “labor” with“love” toward Him and the “saints”, and we may be certain He has all of them in mind.

Next time the writer shares how he “desires” that “everyone” “shows the same diligence”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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