We serve God by serving others!
“You can tell what they are by what they do.” Matthew
7:16 (CEV)
In our self-serving culture with its me-first mentality, acting like a
servant is not a popular concept. Jesus, however, measured greatness in terms
of service, not status. God determines your greatness by how many people you
serve, not how many people serve you. Yet, it is possible to serve in church
for a lifetime without ever being a
servant. You must have a servant’s heart.
Notoriety means nothing to real servants because
they know the difference between prominence and significance. In Heaven God is
going to openly reward some of his most obscure and unknown servants – people
we never heard of on Earth, who taught emotionally disturbed children, cleaned
up after incontinent elderly, nursed AIDS patients, and served in thousands of
other unnoticed ways.
Knowing this, don’t be discouraged when your service
is unnoticed or taken for granted. Keep on serving God! “Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing
you do for him is a waste of time or effort.” I Corinthians 15:58 (MSG)
Even the smallest service is noticed by God and will
be rewarded. Remember the words of Jesus: “If,
as my representatives, you give even a cup of cold water to a little child, you
will surely be rewarded.” Matthew 10:42 (LB)