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Title: Willing to Serve
Date: Mar 28, 2008
Topic(s): Service/Servanthood
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Matthew 25:40, Romans 12:1

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Someone said, "Service is the rent we pay for the space we occupy in life." And for the Christian, it is not only paying the rent, but it is also our way of expressing gratitude to God for all He has done for us, is doing in us and will do for us.

What Does God Say?

" I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies [all that you are] a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service" (Romans 12:1, NKJV).

The apostle Paul reminds us that Christ-followers willingly give their bodies and their lives, all that they are, to God. As Christians, we understand Christ's sacrifice this way: His death brought us life. And our sacrificial service is a grateful response to His gift of eternal life.

We serve willingly because our lives are His, and we serve victoriously because His Spirit is ours.

"Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's" (1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NKJV).

• What does it mean to you that your body is the "temple of the Holy Spirit"?
• How do you glorify or reveal who Christ is to those around you with your body and your spirit?

My Thoughts

1. Write down at least three reasons you are grateful for the earthly (physical) life God has given you.

2. How has Christ made a difference in your life?

3. Think about the abundant, eternal life Christ has given you and express your gratitude to Him today in a fun way: sing a song to Him, take a walk in a park and praise Him for the gifts He has given you, place flowers at your prayer location with a thankful heart to Him.

4. Consider your life--where you live, work, attend school, hang out. What are some ways that you can serve the Lord in those places?

Whether others commend us for our service or not doesn't matter--we serve as unto the Lord.

"And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me'" (Matthew 25:40, ESV).

My Part

Take time now to pray and ask God to give you a heart that is willing to serve. And ask Him to help you be sensitive to such opportunities. Oh, yes, remember to first offer all that you are as a living sacrifice to God.

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