Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.- John 12:26
The church exists on earth mainly for three reasons. First, to glorify God through our service. Second, to edify the saints by serving one another, and last to make disciples of all nations by serving the non-believers.
In other words, the church exists for service. The church is here to provide us opportunities to serve. We are here to serve God and the community. God has called us to serve. He saved us to be a servant. In John 12:26, we will learn three truths about being servants of Jesus.
Following Christ means being led by the Holy Spirit, make decisions and choices according to His guidance, do what He would have wanted us to do. Being a disciple and servant means we die to ourselves; we surrender our right to make decisions for ourselves. Jesus is our Lord. He determines where we live, how we live, what we do.
The idea is for us is we need to find out where Jesus is working and follow Him there. We can follow Jesus intimately and we will know. This truth helps us see that our worship (even our worship service) should be a time that we encounter Jesus. For some people going to church is like a duty or an obligation. But for us, it is about celebrating what God has done in our lives. We anticipate what God will do and where He is working.
When we serve the Lord with gladness with passion and enthusiasm, God will honor us. There is no earthly honor that can exceed that. Is it possible for God to honor us? According to the word of God, it is possible, yes, we can and it’s a choice. When we present Him our lives, our talents for his use, when we say take my life and lead me, Lord, He will.
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