Making It Personal
Romans 12:9-13
This afternoon I would like to look at the next attitude of collaboration, which is servitude, serving the Lord. This is on the heels of passion so we are to passionately serve God. What do you serve passionately? Joshua served the Lord passionately, Joshua 24:15.
There are so many things in our lives that battle for our attention and for our passions. It is easy to be sidetracked and that is what Satan tries to do, Gal. 4:8-11. A distracted Christian posses no threat to evil. To serve God passionately, we need focus. So, what can we do to be focused?
I think one thing we can do is make sure we are spending time in the Word on a regular and continual basis. Reading and digesting the Word is a skill and like any other, it grows greater with work and repetition. As our knowledge of Scripture grows, our understanding will grow proportionately. We also get ourselves into the habit of making time for the Word. However, as other skills, the less we use it, the more dull we become.
I also think church is very important to service. Now this might sound a little redundant but many people think church is something we do and church, the body of Christ, is not something we do but something we serve. When we serve the body, we serve God. To serve, one must be there and must be involved. So, how is our service to God today and what are we going to de about it?