Word for the day by Christian Education Forum
Preaching the Truth
“Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also
will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.”(John 12: 26)
God has given every Christian the job of serving him but the
tragedy is that we have been caught up in what the world teaches rather than
what God teaches, because what the world teaches appeals to the flesh. To be
called to serve God the creator of the universe, and to serve Christ the savior
is the highest honor for a believer.
To serve Christ acceptably means an unconditional surrender and a
holy and reverent fear for His commands of love. Love God with your heart, your
soul and your mind, which is brought forth in the first four commandments, and
love your neighbor as yourself, which is taught in the last six commandments.
Jesus showed that by dying to the things of this world we have eternal life. If
the things of this life have preeminence in our hearts and we are not able to
die unto them, we will lose that spiritual life, that spiritual communion with
Christ. So we need to get our priorities straight.
When we are serving Christ we get a little taste of the glory we
shall have in serving Him eternally. As servants we are in the company of
angels, prophets, and apostles, we have different roles and duties, but the
common thread is that we are all servants. And the glory compensates for the
hard role of a servant in a world of power.
Prayer: Lord, give
us hearts that want to serve you and one another through the motivation of love
and not guilt. Help us to give our time, talent and resources for developing
our relationship with you and with one another in the Body of Christ. Amen!
Thought for
the day: Great teachers serve their students. Great physicians serve
their patients. Great managers serve their employees. God says that the way to
be great in His kingdom is to be a servant. The only way we can ever serve
Christ acceptably is by following Him.
Saji
Thomas, MTC Washington