John 12:26
Pretty easy right? To serve Christ one must follow Him first. If I want to truly serve, I must be a follower of Christ. I mean Christ is the greatest example of a servant, like ever. He is God, yet He came down to earth, in a super humble way, being born in a manger. Then He lived His whole life serving people, who should be serving Him. Then He goes and dies on a cross and raises up from the dead for them, for me and you. That is serving. So if I want to serve, I must take up His example. I have to make myself lower than others. I must crucify myself, I have to die to the flesh everyday. Where Christ is, is where His servant is. What Christ did, we should do too. I mean obviously we can’t do a lot He did, but the attitudes He showed. Love, obedience, humility… We need to show too. This is how I can be a servant. The verse closes with Jesus saying, “If any man serve me, him will my Father honor.” If I do these things, and I serve Christ. I will be honored by God. I don’t need earthly honoring. God the Father honors me. Which is far superior to earthly honoring. So today I will follow Christ’s example and serve others. I will help with extra dishes that are just left in the sink, and if people leave cups out I will wash them. Also I will put furniture away too.
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