Whatever You Do

Colossians 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.
 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Whenever something is repeated in scripture, we must really pay attention. Repetition is a way of stressing the importance of the message.

Here in Colossians 3, we have a repeated thought--whatever you do, do it unto God and not unto man.

This thought is just before and just after directions of how wives are to treat husbands; husbands, their wives; fathers, their children; children, their parents; and servants, their masters.

I think an important point to take from this is that the other persons' behavior should not dictate your own. We are responsible to God for our words and deeds; therefore, as long as we act how we are commanded by God, then He will bless us.