Serving Others

Serving Others

MY QUESTION for GOD

Why is it important to serve others?

A MOMENT with GOD

I am the true grapevine. . . . Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.

John 15:1, 4-5

You have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.

Galatians 5:13

Among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant. . . . For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.

Matthew 20:26-28

A popular notion of success is being able to afford the luxury of having servants. Jesus turns this thinking on its head. He teaches that the highest goal in life is to be a servant. He places such a high value on serving because it is centered on others rather than yourself, and serving others is the essence of effective Christian living. When you are connected to Jesus, he turns your simple acts of service into something profound and purposeful. For example, he turns your simple act of singing into a profound chorus of praise that ministers to an entire congregation. He turns your simple act of tithing into a profound act of mercy that touches the heart of the needy person who benefits from it. He turns your simple act of teaching Sunday school into a profound moment in the heart of a child who suddenly realizes her need for salvation. He turns your simple act of visiting shut-ins into a divine moment of encouragement. When you step out in faith to serve others, God turns your simple acts into profound works for his Kingdom.

DIVINE PROMISE

All glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20