“Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing.
When we accepted Christ as our Savior, we became servants of God. Paul often referred to himself as a servant of God. In fact, the Greek word that is usually translated “servant” is "doulos," which can also be translated as slave. There are a lot of things that we serve in this world, but our greatest service should be for the Lord. We can perform His service while doing all of the other things that we have to do in life, because we are His servants wherever we are. What I want to consider in this article are some things that we need to know since we are His servants. Why do we serve God? This question can be answered in several different ways. First, we serve God because He is God, and He has called us to be His servants. When I use the word “called” I am not referring to a call into full time ministry, but all Christians are called to serve Him in every aspect of life. When we call Him “Lord,” we mean that He has dominion over our lives. Second, we serve God because of His great love for us. Throughout the Bible, particularly in the New Testament, we are reminded that God loves us. The greatest proof of God’s love for us is that He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for our sins. Jesus was God incarnate, God in the flesh, and he called people to serve Him. It is because of God’s love for us that we can be saved and serve God. Third, we serve God because it is the greatest fulfillment that we have as Christians. What I mean is that we are God’s servants in everything that we do. We do not just serve Him at church, or through the church, but we are His servants at work, at school, on vacation, wherever we are. We find fulfillment in every aspect and detail of our lives because we are servants of the God who loved us enough to become man and die as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. How do we serve God? First, Psalm 100:2 informs us that we are to “serve the Lord with gladness.” In our vernacular we would say “serve the Lord joyfully.” Serving God is not odious service. It is not something that we dread, but something that gives new meaning to our lives. Serving Him gives us a clearer vision of why we are on this earth for the brief time that we are here. In Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus said: “Come unto me all you who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls. 30. for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Jesus calls us to rest by serving in His yoke, which is an instrument of service. Second, we serve Him in large part by serving people. Think of the service of Jesus when He was on this earth. Everything that Jesus did had to do with people. We serve people by loving them, ministering to them, praying for them and showing them the love of God. We do not have to have a program to serve people in the name of Jesus. We just need to be loving, helpful people who are led by the Holy Spirit. Third, we serve Him willingly. We do not begrudge what we do for Him. When do we serve God? First, we serve Him wherever we are. Being God’s servant is to never forget that we are His servants in whatever we are doing. For example, you are aware of a person in your community who is lonely and depressed. You can serve God by befriending that person in some way. Serving God is not always that simple, but quite often it is. Second, we serve Him by paying attention to the Holy Spirit’s leadership in our lives. He will make it plain to us when there is a need for us to minister to. Third, we can serve Him through His church. There are many things that need to be done at your church and you can seek God’s will for whatever it is that He would have you do there. All of this, and more, is what it means to be a servant of God. Bro. Joe
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