Tuesday August 5, 2014
'The
Gospel...of which I, Paul, have become a servant.' Colossians 1:23 NIV
Your Mission: to Serve
Who am I? What's my calling? The apostle Paul, who
considered himself '...not in the least inferior to the most eminent apostles'
(2 Corinthians 11:5 NAS), answers simply: 'I am Paul. My role is serving. I am
a servant to the Gospel and the body of Christ.' Certain people in the early
church tried to determine which of the apostles were the greatest. Some claimed
Paul, and others Apollos. But Paul challenged them, 'What, after all, is
Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe...'
(1 Corinthians 3:5 NIV) Whatever your calling, be it pastor of a megachurch or
a lay member, you're no more - and no less - than a servant. In God's Kingdom
class distinctions don't count. 'There is neither Jew nor Greek...slave nor
free man...male nor female...you are all one in Christ Jesus.' (Galatians 3:28
NAS) We're servants called to do the will of God, wherever He appoints us to
serve. And that's a good thing! In being a servant there's relief from 'the
pressure to perform'. No one has the right to judge you except your Master.
'Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or
falls...' (Romans 14:4 NAS) We should be concerned about what pleases God, not
people. He alone can evaluate our service. Jesus came to serve His Father,
saying, '...I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.' (John
5:30 NAS) And He has also sent you to do God's will, promising that, '...If
anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.' (John 12:26 NAS)
Taken
from the Word for You Today Devotional
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