READ Titus 2:11-15
Who is a servant of God? Ask the average church-goer that question, and he will most likely point to his pastor or some Christian celebrity. He almost certainly will not say,“I am God’s servant.”
The church has a mixed-up idea that believers are separated into servants—that is, individuals in full-time ministry—and lay people. The Bible contains no such distinction; instead, Paul reminds the Ephesians that believers are saved so that they might serve. (Ephesians 2:10)
Service is not an option. The Lord calls us to be servants so that we can invest our lives in an eternally valuable purpose—the salvation and discipleship of mankind for His glory. Our job may be insignificant or our limitations great, but we are vessels of Christ with a role in the kingdom.
This past week I spent time with my 35 year reunion at Johnson Bible College. It was good to see so many old faces. And I mean ‘old’ faces. But they still have the joy for service. I only regret that one of the dear souls gave me the flu. I recover as I write.
There is something special shared between servants of the Lord. Our faith is alive and active. Irregardless of its success, we are engaged in the kingdom. That is worth our gratitude.
QUOTE
“It is probable that in most of us the spiritual life is impoverished and stunted because we give so little place to gratitude. It is more important to thank God for blessings received than to pray for them beforehand. For that forward-looking prayer, though right as an expression of dependence upon God, is still self-centered in part, at least, of its interest; there is something we hope to gain by our prayer. But the backward-looking act of thanksgiving is quite free from this. In itself it is quite selfless. Thus it is akin to love. All our love to God is in response to his love for us; it never starts on our side.‘We love,
because he first loved us’ (1 John 4:19).” —William Temple
DO SOMETHING TODAY
Make some music. Either sing in the shower, hum a tune or play a musical instrument but make some music today. It’s not only good for the soul but it makes the day go a little bit easier. If nothing else, listen to some good music. But make some music.
"Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers accompanied by instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps and cymbals." I Chronicles 15:16
P.S. Take care in this weather. A false step can hurt you in more ways than one.