Seize the Moment – Day 594
Serve
Continuing with the thought of God’s provisions, we are once again encouraged to take the gifts that God has given us by His grace and be good stewards of them. We are to use them to serve one another in love and grace. Just as we are all called to be ministers of the Gospel, His witnesses proclaiming the truths of God, we are all also called to serve.
In the Old Testament, it was the tribe of Levi that was chosen by God to serve in the temple and to serve the other eleven tribes. They were born into that responsibility. However, in the New Testament, Jesus brought about a new way of thinking: “It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,” (Matthew 20:26).
We need to remember the words of the old hymn “There is Joy in Serving Jesus”
There is joy, joy, Joy in serving Jesus,
Joy that throbs within my heart;
Ev’ry moment, ev’ry hour, As I draw upon His power,
There is joy, joy, Joy that never shall depart.