Serving God

One of my classmates posted a message on the seven thousand knees that did not bow down to Baal. Reading that message, I was inspired to write a message for all my classmates about the need to serve God as whoever they are or wherever they may be.  This is the burden many Christians have failed to see today, thinking that serving God is only for the so-called "full-timer" who are wholly sanctified for the purpose. This aspect is there, but generally, every saved believer must serve the Lord. My burden shared is thus:

Amen, serve the Lord with joy!

Remember the answer of Jesus to Satan when he was tempted:

Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus said to him, Go away, Satan! For it is written, “You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.”

In fact, serving God is every believer's right and duty. Never think that only the so-called "full-timers" can or should serve the Lord. No, every Christian must serve the living God. One of the issues of our salvation is to serve the living and true God. 

1 Thessalonians 1:9

For they themselves report concerning us what kind of entrance we had toward you and how you turned to God from the idols *to serve a living and true God.

Well, you might ask, how? Serving God is a matter of our daily living. If we live a normal Christian life, our life itself will be a testimony of Jesus which will generate a positive and spiritual vibe to the people around us. By our conduct, words, reaction to situations, even by our appearance itself, people will read Christ, see Christ, and sense Christ in us. 

As a Doctor, as a Nurse, as an Officer, as a Manager, as a Businessman or Businesswomen, as a husband or a house wife, or whatever your profession may be, as Christians you must serve God. You are, indeed, one of the 7000s!

Matthew 5:13-16

13. You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt has become tasteless, with what shall it be salted? It is no longer good for anything except to be cast out and trampled underfoot by men.

14. You are the light of the world. It is impossible for a city situated upon a mountain to be hidden. 

15. Nor do men light a lamp and place it under the bushel, but on the lampstand; and it shines to all who are in the house. 

16. In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

When your living is set right, then you can preach the word of God. Of course, to be able to share or preach you must know the word, which in turn means, you must read and study your Bible every day.

Therefore, read and study your Bible every day, for yourself, to be constituted with the truths and also for others, to be able to minister the timely word.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

The truth is, every Christian must serve God. For this, the normal Christian life must be lived out day by day. Without this, any attempt to serve God would be futile and may only end up in hypocrisy. 

May the Lord have mercy on all the believers to be graced day by day to live the normal Christian life to be able to serve normally as one ought to. And serving should be just the outflow of the divine life being enjoyed and lived out day by day.