Daily Devotional for Thursday, May 4, 2009 Have you missed any of our devotionals? Remember they can be found in the Archive section of our Website
http://www.gospelines.com "To Serve or be Served" In 1962, the TV show Twilight Zone broadcast an episode entitled "To Serve Man." Although the title sounds noble, it turned out that "serve" in this case referred to serving as a menu item - not a very pleasant thought. When we "serve" our Lord, what do we mean? If we're asked to serve as Usher and reply, "Sure; as long as I don't have to get to church early," are we serving? When we "volunteer" to help with Wednesday night dinner as long as we get home in time for our favorite TV show, are we really serving? We serve voluntarily. when it's convenient. However, a servant always complies with the needs of the person or the situation over and above his or her own needs. Jesus said, "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10:43-45) God made us free to make our own choices and to either serve or seek to be served. Scripture tells us that "it is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don't use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that's how freedom grows. For everything we know about God's Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That's an act of true freedom." (Galatians 5:13-14 - The Message) Which do you choose; to serve or be served? The choice is yours; but the benefits of a wise choice are great. "And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee." (Exodus 23:25) ".as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24:15) Pastor RonU ".I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." - John 14:6 (KJV) Please join us on skype on Monday and Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. eastern time and friday at 1:00 p.m. eastern time Skype addiction recovery1 and christ meeting O. Addisoin Gethers [email protected] [email protected] Messenger contact window live messenger: oag1rot...@hotmail aim: durangoadd64 skype id: cowboys62 yahoo id: OADDISONGETHERS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
