Message from Scripture: 8/18/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today is Rom. 12:11: “Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.”

 

The New Testament is filled with passages like our reading today, which reminds us God wants us to be involved in serving Him. Since we all should know we are to serve the Lord, let’s consider the attitudes by which we are to serve Him today.

 

First, we should serve our Lord with honor. We should show honor when we serve because we serve an honorable God, who is filled with glory and reflects that in what He offers us. We should do no less in showing others we reflect this aspect of our Lord. God’s will should be our guide in what we say and do, as it was for Timothy (Phil. 2:21-22).

 

We should also serve our Lord with excellence. Joseph did this even under difficult circumstances, in Potiphar’s house as well as in prison (Gen. 39-40). He would not have been sought out by Pharaoh, or promoted to second in command, by doing less. Even Jeremiah reminds us, “Cursed is the one who does the LORD’S work negligently” (Jer. 48:10).

 

In addition to these, we should also serve our Lord with a view to eternity. How we live and obey God today has an impact on where we will be beyond this life. “Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain” (1 Cor. 15:58).

 

God has placed us, at this point in time, where we are, to serve and glorify Him, that others can know Him and find life in Him. Today, let’s go out and serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with honor, excellence, and eternity in view. It makes a difference for ourselves and those we interact with. God bless.

 

Robert