“Now therefore, fear the Lord, and serve Him in sincerity and truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.”
Every Christian is a servant of God. We can be effective or ineffective servants, but we are servants. Through the Holy Spirit, God has gifted every Christian to serve Him. This means that there is something for every Christian to do for God. This service can be achieved in the church or in the community. He did not call some of us to be “pew sitters” and some of us to do the work. We need to consider ourselves as servants of the lord. Joshua 24:14 tells us how to serve God. Our service should be reverent. “Fear the Lord” does not mean that we are to be afraid of God as if He was a hobgoblin intending to harm us . This is what a lot of people think this means. What it means is that we are to reverence God and hold Him in great awe. How can we read the Bible, believe what we read, and not hold Him in awe? Think of Jesus healing the sick, stilling storms, turning water into wine, etc. When we reverence God, we do not want to displease Him, particularly in the area of our service for Him. Our service should be sincere. When we serve sincerely, we put our hearts and souls into our service. For example, if a person has the gift of hospitality and serves as an usher in the church, he will not greet people half-heartedly. He will greet people in a sincere, Christian spirit. That makes a difference to people. If a person has the gift of encouragement, he or she will seek to encourage people wherever they are. This means that they would encourage people at work, at the mall, at a ball game – wherever. Sincerity goes a long way towards bringing people into the kingdom of God. Our service should be steadfast. When we serve the Lord, we serve Him according to His truth. This means that we hold steadfastly to the word of God as we serve. We are not to be “tossed about by every wind of doctrine.” Whatever we do, we are to stick to the Bible and what it commands. This will lead to stability in service. When we serve according to biblical truth, we do not stop serving because of adversity or disagreement. A lot of people quit serving when they encounter problems with people. We must keep on serving in spite of the obstacles and persevere in our service for the Lord. Our service should be exclusive. Joshua told the Israelites to “put away the gods which your fathers served.” Jesus said that we “cannot serve God and mammon." We are not in religious service, which can mean anything. We are servants of the Lord Jesus Christ and we are to serve Him and Him alone as led by the Holy Spirit. Keep in mind that you are a servant of God if you are a Christian. Serve Him! Bro. Joe
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