Live To Serve
Posted on Jan 31, 2008 under Living |Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men.Ephesians 6:7
I’ve already reflected on serving others. Seems there isn’t much more to say about it. But there is. This passage says so much about serving.
It isn’t enough that we serve others, we must do so “wholeheartedly.” We must serve others as if we were serving the Lord! Imagine that. Imagine how differently we’d serve if it were the Lord and not just some person.
For example, it isn’t enough to force a smile as we offer our place in line to the frenzied mother with the whining toddler and an overflowing shopping cart. Rather, we should lovingly and with genuine joy, offer our place to the mother as we try to help her unload her cart. Perhaps a pat on the hand and a sincere smile of understanding will make the next hour go a little smoother for her. If she were our Lord rather than just some woman with a screaming brat, how would we respond to her? Yeah, that’s how we should respond - as if she were our Lord.
I’ve been trying to serve others, putting Jesus first and those around me second. Now I need to take my service to the next level. I must serve with true Joy, as if each person I meet is Jesus Christ. I must serve others the same way I’d serve my Lord.
Join me?
