23 July 2011
2 Corinthians 4:5 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
How often do we find ourselves in places where we are uncomfortable and out of our depth? For most of us this seldom happens, largely because we are used to the place we are in and we do not expose ourselves to the challenges that may cause us to be in a different place. When one starts to serve the public and especially the Christian public on tends to rather serve the public than Christians simply because Christians being served have an expectation that they are there to be served. There are so few Christians today with a servant heart.
Yet a Christian should be a Christ follower, a disciple and student of the Master. It is clear from the life and teaching of Jesus Christ that He came to earth to serve, yet this teaching seems to be very far from the minds of people who believe that they are Christian. Humility in this regard is made apparent not in submitting to the abuse of people but rather in a gentle response of Christian behaviour in those who serve Christ through serving others. It does not help to respond to people who do not know how, in ways that are beyond their comprehension, when the only example of servant hood is that which they see in you.
Be encouraged today to ask God to give you a heart like Jesus, to be a servant of others.
David
Point to ponder: Christians have the heart of a servant
Question to consider: Are you a servant for Christ?
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