Most of our days revolve around ordinary routines such as working, running errands, and caring for our families. Because so much of life happens there, we should ask what Scripture says about these everyday moments. Solomon tells us, “Remember your Creator” (Ecc 12:1). He points to God as the source of all life, intimately involved in every event. We must also keep eternity in view. Our present life is fleeting, yet death does not end our story. “Fear God and keep his commandments” (Ecc 12:13 ), because he “will bring every deed into judgment” (Ecc 12:14 ).

When we see our ordinary days through the lens of eternity, we find lasting significance in small tasks. Whether we eat, drink, or wash windows, we can do all to God’s glory (1Co 10:31 ). It is our motivation and mindset that set our work apart as worship. We pause to thank him, reflect on his Word, and remember that we image him as we create, clean, and care for creation.

Jesus himself dignified the ordinary by spending most of his earthly life working with his hands and living in daily rhythms. In doing so, he sanctified our routines. Even now, our labor “in the Lord is not in vain” (1Co 15:58 ). Though we groan in a fallen world, we glimpse heaven as we worship him in the midst of everyday life. The joy we find there points us forward to the new earth, where sin’s curse will be removed but the good work of creation will continue for eternity.

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