And whosoever will be
chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many
(Matthew 20:27-28).
One of the areas the
Spirit of God instructed us to strengthen this month, is our resolve to serve the Lord. In
this month of August, you must strengthen your desire and passion for the Lord
and His house. The Lord Jesus was the epitome of selfless service. Though He
was the Son of God, He humbled himself to man’s level and gave His life as a
ransom for the whole world. Now, He
says “your attitude must be like my own, for I the messiah did not come to be
served but to serve and to give my life as a ransom” (Matthew 20:27-28 TLB).
That means we ought to copy the Master’s attitude of being service conscious.
This month, we shouldn’t desire for others to serve us, or try to lord over
others; rather, we must strengthen our resolve and be ready to serve the Lord
with every opportunity that comes our way.
As you mature in Christ, the Lord expects you to
get rid of the “me-first” attitude. You should come to the place where you take
up responsibilities. You shouldn’t be content with merely being a member in a
local assembly, having others visit you and check up on your welfare every
week. You should desire to grow out of that level and join in helping to follow
up and build up new believers.
Never be the one to
complain when you’re asked to render service in the house of God. Throughout
this month of August, you must always be enthusiastic about serving the Lord,
and doing things for Him, not necessarily expecting to be praised or applauded
by men. Do whatever you do as unto the Lord, for the Bible says “For God is not
unjust so that He is unmindful of your labour and of the love which you have
manifested towards Himself in having rendered services to His people and in
still rendering them” (Hebrews 6:10 WNT).
As you strengthen
your resolve to serve the Lord by increasing your service to the Him this
month, one thing sure, He will bless, promote and exalt you. Glory to God! This
month let the consciousness of the responsibility of service in God’s Kingdom
dawn on you greatly and be excited at every opportunity to render service in
His house, knowing that He is not unmindful to forget your labour of love.
Hallelujah!
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and post your comments on this platform. Remember also to share all the posts
of this month of Strengthening with your friends and loved ones and impact
their lives for the Lord. Share with all your contacts, those you do business
with, your neighbours and also your colleagues at work. This is because when
you strengthen and impact others with the Word, you’re rendering service to
God. Hallelujah!
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