You have got to be a servant to somebody or something.
Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958, American engineer, inventor)
Romans 14:16-18 (HCSB)
Therefore, do not let your good be slandered, for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whoever serves the Messiah in this way is acceptable to God and approved by men.
We are not given a choice whether to serve or not, we are chosen servants of our Lord and king. I think that it would help us to overcome some of our most cumbersome pride issues if we would refer to ourselves as servants more often. There is something humbling about the word servant, and we will be His servants, if He is our King.
Paul is speaking of service here and our time in this world is to be marked by our service. Paul says then that “whoever serves,” meaning us, serves the Messiah in this way. This is to say that we, for whom Christ died, owe Him an eternal debt of service. We are His and He is our King, we are to live in a way that is “acceptable” to Him, and not ourselves.
What is acceptable to your King? Well have you asked Him? Have you kneeled before Him this day and asked His blessing on your endeavors? Remember, as we discovered yesterday, peace and joy are a result of righteous living. How can we as servants of “The King” live rightly daily without His Blessing?...God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958, American engineer, inventor)
Romans 14:16-18 (HCSB)
Therefore, do not let your good be slandered, for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whoever serves the Messiah in this way is acceptable to God and approved by men.
We are not given a choice whether to serve or not, we are chosen servants of our Lord and king. I think that it would help us to overcome some of our most cumbersome pride issues if we would refer to ourselves as servants more often. There is something humbling about the word servant, and we will be His servants, if He is our King.
Paul is speaking of service here and our time in this world is to be marked by our service. Paul says then that “whoever serves,” meaning us, serves the Messiah in this way. This is to say that we, for whom Christ died, owe Him an eternal debt of service. We are His and He is our King, we are to live in a way that is “acceptable” to Him, and not ourselves.
What is acceptable to your King? Well have you asked Him? Have you kneeled before Him this day and asked His blessing on your endeavors? Remember, as we discovered yesterday, peace and joy are a result of righteous living. How can we as servants of “The King” live rightly daily without His Blessing?...God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
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