Serving God

Mark 9:37 “Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.”

Pastor JJ’s wife is due to deliver their second child … today, so to be safe he asked Mike (from our small group Bible Study) to give the Sunday Sermon on the next installment of our series in the book of Mark. Mike explained how the each of the gospel writers focused on a different attribute of Jesus and that one of Mark’s main focuses was on “Christ the servant”, that His followers may read, see and understand by example that serving others is our ministry here. In the previous chapter, Jesus asks: “Who do you say I am?” and how that question is answered determines your eternal destiny, because He is the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God. There is spiritual truth behind the actions of Believers manifest to the glory of God because in our walk with the Spirit and our conversation with God in prayer, there is the aligning our will with His will in faithful service. God is not our servant; He is not subject to us. As Jesus said in Luke 22:42: “Not My will, but Yours, be done.” God’s delight is our delight, and that which is wrong in the eyes of the Lord is wrong for all. It doesn't matter what my opinion is, but what God’s opinion is. His word is truth. When Jesus told us in Matthew 25:40, “whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me,”, He was giving us the essence of serving.

May we petition God to let His Will be done in us, as we live to a higher calling. Serving in the name of the Lord is a selfless act, expecting nothing in return, in unconditional giving. Serving is a “love language” in recognition of God and others. God is our sole provider and our soul provider in His terms of endearment towards us. In this relationship with Christ, we minister to each other; servants of all, bound by love, being Christ to others. Colossians 3:14 says, “above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.” In serving others, we serve Christ, as we seek the Blessor, not the blessing. And may we all someday hear those beautiful words of our Savior and Lord, from Matthew 25:23, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

Thanks be to God.

In Christ, Brian