WORTHY SERVICE
Memorise: I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Romans
12:1
Read: 1st Samuel 15::22-23,
Bible in one year: Lamentations 3-5, Acts 28:11-31
Service is work done for the benefit of
other people or as a form of worship of God. Service characterised the essence
of the ministry of Jesus and it is at the core of discipleship. Service means
to work, to labour or to minister. According to our memory verse for today,
service must meet certain conditions in order to be considered worthy and
acceptable to God. First of all, mere correct religions observance is
inadequate; rather, a wholehearted commitment to God in total submission and
obedience is required. It is in this regard that Deuteronomy 10:12-13 says,
“And
now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God requires of thee, but to fear the LORD
they God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy
God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the
LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?”
Furthermore, Amos 5:22-24 tells us that
except service is rendered in holiness and righteousness, our persons, prayers,
expensive offerings, noise of songs and the melody of musical instruments would
mean nothing of God.
Secondly, total compliance with
instructions in the word of God is required in service. In the case of Saul in
1st Samuel 15:22-23, because of his half or partial obedience, God
labelled him with rebellion and witchcraft. It was recorded against him that he
rejected the word of the Lord, and he was punished for it. May you never incur
the wrath of God in Jesus’ Name. The Almighty God will find your service worthy
and acceptable in His sight in Jesus’ Name.
Service to God must come from a willing
heart, with gladness, reverence and godly fear (Hebrews 12:28). The Lord is the
Alpha and Omega, the Bishop of our soul, our Maker, Saviour, and Redeemer. We
owe Him our lives. There is nothing we can offer in service to God that will be
too much. Service to God is highly rewarding; offer Him quality service today.
“Serve
the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the
LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his
people, and the sheep of his pasture.”
Psalm 100:2-3
Prayer Point
Father, help me to identify and take
care of a need in your kingdom in Jesus’ Name.
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