Live, Love, Serve

PART 01

Jesus came to serve when He deserved to be served by others. He was perfect. We are full of sin and wickedness. He was humble.We are prideful and selfish. He healed, loved and saved. We hurt, hate and kill. This leaves us without
excuse or reason NOT to serve others. If Jesus came to serve us, how much more should we then serve each other?
Mark 10:45--"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."(NKJV)
Jesus christ became a living example and taught us to serve others not to be served by others. What we think about SERVING affects every aspect of our Christian life.
John 13:14-17--"If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do
as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who
sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them." (NKJV)
Service to others is maybe the single most foundational characteristic of a mature victorious Christian life. Service is the outpouring and fruit of genuine love. All the praying, giving studying and Church involvement in the world means nothing if there is no love ( 1Cor 13:1-13).
Love is made to manifest most tangibly by our servant attitude towards all those around us. A
true Christian demeanor of service is a mixture of humility, self sacrifice, deference to others,
eternal perspective and obedience. We have no need of measuring or comparing our service to what others have done. We need only
to pray, ask God what He would have us to do, and then obey with all our heart.
The Christian life is OPPOSITE of the world: gain your life by giving it away; be fulfilled by fulfilling others; take care of yourself by caring for others. A servant heart is the basis for spiritual growth fellowship with God, obedience, humility, contentment and happiness.