🔑 *KEY VERSE:*
"...And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant...Mathew 20:27
📖 *TODAY'S READING:*
Matthew 20:20-28
📜 *ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN*
Deuteronomy 14-16
*COMMENTARY*
In the Christian concept of service, which is the best, the place of service is not the place to serve self. It is not a place to exploit other people while we amass glory, praise and other gains for ourselves in the name of service. The place of service is rather a place of effacing self to allow ourselves to be channelled through which Christ flows to reach people. It ought to be said of our service in any place that, "the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned" (4:16). Thus, our
service should be an embodiment of hope, restoration and advancement or added value. It should be something that leaves
the recipients better than it met them.
We fall prey to the perils of ambition and pride found in the matrix of service when we use the place of service to serve ourselves. Because we become so locked up in our "self-love," looking for what is in the place of service for us, instead of thinking about how best to make people benefit from our service. It becomes all about us, our gains, our pride, our interest groups, and our pleasure. By so doing, we miss that standard of service that enthrones and miss our steps on the rungs of the ladder of greatness. As we stumble, our gifts and skills tumble and become so vitiated that Christ could not pass through us.
Whatever service we render, it is not designed to show how great we are but primarily meant to help others see how they too could fit into the bigger picture of life. When our focus is beyond ourselves in our service fields, we will be able to build a future
that will outlast us.
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🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS*
Service is the pathway to greatness.
🙏🏿 *PRAYER*
My Father, Teach me to take the place of service just like you did. In the name of Yeshua. Amen
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