“Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—.” Matthew 20:26,27 NIV
As Christians, we are identified by a variety of names in the Bible, such as believers, and saints, but one title we seldom call ourselves is “servants of Christ.” However, that is exactly what the Lord tells us to be. After His disciples wrestled about who was the greatest, Jesus turned their worldly thinking upside down with a call to become great in the kingdom by being a servant of all. Jesus is not just our Saviour but also our Lord and Master, and we have a responsibility to follow His example. Just as He served His Father by caring for people, so we serve our Lord by lovingly meeting the temporal and spiritual needs of those around us. Service is essential for spiritual growth. Our Lord is continually at work in our lives, transforming our characters into the image of Jesus. A major hindrance in this process is self-centeredness. Serving others is one of the tools that the Lord uses to set us free from the slavery of selfishness. Service is required to achieve His purpose for our lives. He has designed specific works for each of us to accomplish in our lifetime (Ephesians 2:10). If we only take in and never give out, we will miss much of what He has planned for us. Let us never forget that we have a high calling which is realized only by lowering ourselves to the level of a servant. Let us look for the opportunities that our Lord will give us today to serve someone. Let us take our place alongside Jesus, who was the ultimate servant of all.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord Jesus, we take our place alongside You, the ultimate Servant.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Holy Spirit, help us look for the opportunities that our Lord will give us today to serve someone. So that we can take our place alongside Jesus, who was the ultimate servant of all. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
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