Servants

I sincerely believe that God is calling us to take a serious look at our attitudes toward serving one another in this great cause of Jesus Christ.  The act of serving God and serving each other must be more than some point of doctrinal reference but it must be practically applied to our daily lives.  We must participate with God in the acts of true servanthood which will bring glory and honor to the One who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.  It is so easy to drift into the need of "being served" rather than the development of the attitude of serving others.  Many opportunities to serve (both inside the walls of the church as well as outside) goes uncompleted because we fail to seize the moment and offer ourselves to God as servants.

Luke 22:24  offers some insight to the controversy concerning "greatness" and the attitude that the Apostles were taking toward greatness.  They were concerned with their own greatness and who might receive the recognition of being the greatest among this particular group of followers of Jesus Christ.  It reminds us that the attitude and actions of competition can rear its ugly head among the followers of Jesus Christ.  How do we keep that attitude from gaining a foothold in our lives?  How do we keep our lives from gaining such a dangerous level of a selfish egotistical attitude that focuses more on "me" than it does on serving others?  I believe there are two simple answers to the questions that I previously addressed.  First, we have to look to our example, Jesus Christ.  How did Jesus live His life?  What were the priorities of the life of Jesus?  How did the life of Jesus exemplify the heart of service to humanity?  Those questions lead me to the second answer to the questions that I am proposing.  We must look to the Word of God and see the stories about the life of Christ and we must also allow that same Word of God reveal the principles of servanthood to us.  I believe that the answers can be found in identifying with Christ and allowing His principles to be practiced in our daily living.  Our actions set in motion a lifestyle that will promote Christ to a world that is full of selfish ambition, selfish plans, and selfish actions.  The lesson in Luke reminds us that we are not to live under the attitude and influence of the system of this culture but God has called us to a higher Kingdom of living.  I truly desire to live according to the principles of the Kingdom of God.  Take a moment and ask God to help develop you into a person that has a heart for genuine service to others.