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Service
“Serving the Lord with all humility of mind” (Acts 20:19).
Today, as I walked the streets of Bridgetown, Barbados, I noticed an advertising slogan for one of the downtown retailers. Here is what it proclaimed:
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
It brought to mind what the Apostle Paul said when writing to the Christians in Galatia. He exhorted them, “By love serve one another” (Galatians 5:13).
So often we do something for someone thinking that it will bring some reward to us. Maybe it is simply recognition or a pat on the back, or maybe even some monetary gain. However, the Lord wants selfless, self-sacrificing service done out of love to Himself and to one another. When Paul wrote to the Ephesians on the subject, he said, “Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men” (Ephesians 6:6-7). There are many opportunities to serve one another. Ask the Lord to give you the right motive, and above all, “do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31).
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