When lighting the fire for a bonfire or cookout, as the night sky is lit up tonight with fireworks, or as your kids whirl a sparkler, think about the service that affords us the freedom you are enjoying today. Someone served to enable today’s celebration.
Jesus, speaking in John 15:13 said, Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Of course, Jesus is the ultimate example of servant-hood.
Jesus served the will of God the Father. In John 6:38 Jesus declared: For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. If you are a Christian, a follower of Jesus, you too are called to serve God the Father. Do His will for and in your life. Find His plan, then do it.
Jesus also served men. His purpose for dying on the Cross was to save us from our sin. His mission was a rescue mission. Our sin separated us from God, and the blood of Jesus was shed to cleans us and cover us of our sin. When God sees a Christian, He does not see the sin of that person, He sees the righteousness of Jesus! Amen for that. Jesus served the interested of mankind in making salvation possible.
We too can serve other people. The Apostle Paul knew what it was to serve the Lord and serve other people. He said in Galatians 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
By Love. It was because of the love of God for man that God sent Jesus. It was because of love that Jesus died on the cross in our place. We deserved that death. It was because of love. Love is the motivator for any service to either God or other people. Service conducted with love is service that God accepts and that pleases Him.
As we celebrate freedom, take a moment to thank the Lord for His service to you in the Lord Jesus. Then look for ways that you can serve other people too!
We are the most like Jesus, when we are serving others!
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