Honor God By Serving Others

Each Morning I try to spend time alone with God. The past few months I have been getting some great messages from the CH Spurgeon Morning Devotional. This morning, however I am particularly drawn to Dr Charles Stanley's commentary on 'servanthood'. It ties in beautifully with Pastor Cere's message from last week about self-less living.

The title of “servant” is not meant to describe only those working directly for the church. Jesus’ promise from John 12:26— that God would honor those who serve Him—was made to all believers. We are to undertake every activity of our day as if we’re working for the Lord, so that servanthood becomes a way of life.

The Lord has placed each one of us in a position to serve others and thereby serve Him. The feet we wash, figuratively speaking, are those of our family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. We must give our best effort to the relationships and work we have been given in this world. To offer anything less is to refuse the life we have been called to live—a life of service to the most high God.

-Dr Charles Stanley

Wow... What a powerful message packed into just a few words of text...! I've always had this feeling that I have been called to minister to my friends, family and co-workers. Further, I feel that I have been specifically called to minister right here in the area where I grew up. I can't explain it better except that it's a feeling that I've had since I was young. I have really taken the phrase 'Bloom where you're planted' to heart....

I stand in agreement with Dr Stanley's statement: We must give our best effort to the relationships and work we have been given in this world.!