Hebrews 6:10 - God Will Not Forget Your Labour of Love
Hebrews 6:10 is a word of encouragement to faithful believers. The writer assures them that although people may overlook their service, God does not forget what is done out of genuine love toward His name. The verse specifically connects their love for God with their continuing ministry to His people.
“God Is Not Unrighteous”
The foundation of this promise is God's character.
God is righteous and just. Therefore, He does not overlook faithful service as though it meant nothing. The believer's confidence is not that human beings will always recognize what has been done, but that God sees faithfully and judges righteously.
There may be things you have done for the Lord that nobody remembers.
There may be sacrifices nobody noticed.
There may have been prayers, encouragement, giving, teaching, helping, serving, and ministering that were never publicly acknowledged.
But God has not forgotten.
“To Forget Your Work”
The word “forget” does not suggest that God might experience a lapse of memory. The emphasis is that God will not overlook or disregard the faithful work of His people.
This is especially encouraging when ministry becomes tiring.
Sometimes we may wonder:
Does what I am doing really matter?
Hebrews answers: God sees it.
The recognition of people may come and go, but God's knowledge of our service does not depend upon human recognition.
“And Labour of Love”
Notice that Scripture does not merely say labour. It calls it a:
“labour of love.”
There is a difference between working merely from obligation and laboring because we genuinely love God.
Love changes the motive of service.
We do not serve merely to receive recognition.
We do not minister merely to obtain a title.
We do not help others merely to be praised.
Our service should flow from love toward God.
This is why the verse continues:
“which ye have shewed toward his name…”
Their love for God became visible through their actions.
“Ye Have Shewed Toward His Name”
Love for God should eventually become something that can be demonstrated.
These believers were not merely saying, “I love God.”
Their lives were showing it.
Jesus taught a similar principle when He identified service toward His people with service rendered unto Him:
“Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” — Matthew 25:40 KJV
Serving God's people can therefore become a practical expression of our love toward God's name.
“Ye Have Ministered to the Saints”
Their labour of love involved ministering to other believers.
Ministry is not limited to preaching behind a pulpit. The biblical idea of service includes helping, supporting, encouraging, supplying needs, strengthening, caring for, and serving others.
Someone may never stand before a congregation and still have a powerful ministry of love.
The person who encourages the discouraged is ministering.
The person who helps someone in need is ministering.
The person who faithfully teaches God's Word is ministering.
The person who quietly serves without seeking recognition is ministering.
“And Do Minister”
This final phrase is particularly important.
They had ministered in the past, and they were still ministering. Hebrews 6:11–12 immediately encourages the same diligence, faith, patience, and perseverance to continue unto the end.
Their labour of love was not merely something they used to do.
They continued.
There are seasons when ministry becomes difficult. People may not appreciate what we do. Results may appear small. Weariness may come.
But Hebrews encourages us toward faithful perseverance.
Personal Application
Hebrews 6:10 is especially encouraging when you have served faithfully but feel unseen.
People may forget.
People may fail to say thank you.
People may never understand the sacrifice involved.
But God is not unrighteous to forget.
Continue serving because your ultimate audience is not people—it is God.
Let your work remain a labour of love rather than becoming a labour for recognition.
When love for God is the motive, even quiet acts of service have meaning before Him.
You may be forgotten by people, but you are not forgotten by God.
Closing Prayer for Weary Servants
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for reminding me that You are not unrighteous to forget my work and labour of love. When I become weary in serving, strengthen my heart and help me remember that You see what others may never see.
When my service goes unnoticed, keep me from becoming discouraged. When appreciation does not come, guard my heart from bitterness. When the work becomes difficult, give me grace to remain faithful.
Lord, purify my motives. Let me serve because I love You, not because I desire recognition, praise, position, or reward from people. May everything I do be done toward Your name and for Your glory.
Strengthen every weary servant who has prayed, taught, encouraged, given, helped, cared, and continued serving even when no one seemed to notice. Renew our strength when we are tired. Restore our joy when we become discouraged. Give us patience when we cannot yet see the fruit of our labour.
Help us not only to remember that we have ministered, but give us strength so that we “do minister” still.
Teach us to continue in faith and patience, knowing that our service before You is never wasted.
May our work always remain a true labour of love.
In the name of Jesus Christ,
Amen.
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