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.
“You can tell what they are by what they do.”
Matthew 7:16 (CEV)
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)
