Serving in love will make a difference in your life and those around you. Those serving in love are beacons of God’s love as they go about their daily lives. Their actions are refreshing, like drinking cold water on a sweltering day. You might not think that serving is fashionable, but serving never goes out …
In Romans 12, Paul gives specific examples of how we are called to serve due to our faith in Jesus. Joining the military is often viewed as a call to serve our country. We understand that a person may be putting their life on the line by putting on a uniform. Those in the military …
Use your body for God’s purposes. This is what Paul tells the believers in Rome. Romans 6: 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as …
Who will you serve in life? This choice has consequences in this life and the next. John Spence writes, “What you do today determines who you will be tomorrow.” [1] While this quote seems obvious, most people don’t live life with intentionality. It takes eating better and exercising to be in better physical condition. Similarly, …
Forgiven to serve is a gift from the Lord. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. [1] As a youth, I understood in child-like faith what Jesus did for me, but I was an adult before I began to …
Zechariah tells us that we are saved to serve. Luke 1:74 We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear, 75 in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live. [1] Sometimes, as Christians, we emphasize salvation but don’t speak of what should happen after people come to know Jesus. Zechariah, …
The blessing of serving others is one of the greatest gifts we can receive. For several years I was a volunteer tutor at a local grade school. After the first year, I concluded this was one of the greatest gifts the Lord ever gave me. This was unexpected. Perhaps you have experienced the blessing of …
Our church buildings are dedicated to God, but sometimes as sinful humans we claim ownership. I had just joined a new church and since I knew people tend to sit in the same pews, each Sunday I would sit in a different part of church to meet people. One Sunday a family was miffed because …