“The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!” (Matthew 25:23 NLT)
If we want to take root and to grow in our faith, and have a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ, it is necessary to branch out in service. Serve God in the “little” things and He will be glorified. It's wonderful to accomplish great things for Christ, but sometimes God’s greatest works happen when we join Him in the “little” things.
It is not enough just to want to be a servant. We must be determined to be servants. We must be willing to step out in obedience and determined to help wherever God calls us to go.
There is a story of an angel who, at the start of a church building project, announced there would be a prize to the person who made the most noteworthy contribution to the finished project. Everyone worked hard, wanting to win--the architect, the contractor, the craftsmen, the artists, the carpenters, and even the Pastors and staff of the church. The winner turned out to be a poor elderly widow who every day carried hay to the ox that pulled the stones for the stonecutters.
Our faith grows as we serve, and we serve best when we're faithful in little things. Try branching out in a new area of Christian service, however small; and be faithful, so that one day the Lord of the Harvest will say, "Well done!"
We recognize the power of service in the world because it always makes a difference. It changes the situation.
Jesus looked at the leper and said, “Be clean” and instantly he was made clean,
Jesus spit into the dirt, made a little mud ball, rubbed it into a blind man’s eyes and said go wash in the pool of Siloam. This man, who had never seen flowers or looked into his mother’s eyes came back with perfect sight.
Jesus looked at the storm when others had lost faith and said, “Peace be still.”
Jesus knelt before the Disciples, including the one who would betray Him, with a basin of water and a towel and washed their feet.
Jesus looked at death and said let there be life.
“Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power.” (Psalm 110:3a KJV)
What we do in service to our Lord and Savior should be done willingly. Even in the middle of our struggles, our pain, our sorrows, God still loves us and we should have the heart willing to serve our brothers and sisters. It’s not because we must do it. It’s because of the gift we have been given. We should have a desire to serve whatever way God calls us to serve. No service done in the name of Jesus Christ is ever wasted.
We freely give of our time, resources, praise, money, expertise, etc., because God freely gives His grace and mercy and Jesus freely gave His life so that you and I can live forever with Him.
You know it says in 2 Corinthians 9:7 “God loves a cheerful giver.” Serve without limit and with the attitude of glorifying God by how we serve. Then we celebrate the goodness of God together.
God is good, all the time!
All the time, God is good!
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