04/09/2021
Rom 15 v 14-33

Serving in Obedience

“Therefore in Christ Jesus I have found reason for boasting in things pertaining to God.” (ver 17)

Are you willing to serve God and others to fulfill in their spiritual and material needs, or do you simply make use of the escape phrase, “I’ll pray for you”, or even worse, “let me know if you don’t come right”…?

Serving in obedience entails so much more than simply worshipping the Lord in church on Sundays or during mid-week fellowship with friends and families.

We are called to minister

We are all called to minister in one way or another through preaching the good news and this goes hand in hand with helping others with material things, where required and within our means.

The only way we can know how, when or where, is to listen to the Lord. Pray for guidance so that His Spirit can lead you in this area. We may have studied a course in theology, attained some knowledge of end-time prophecies and perhaps even served on a church council, but if we are not willing and prepared to serve others with the good news of the gospel, we have not achieved our goal.

How do we start then?

Are there people in your life that need assistance with anything? Is there a place where you can support the people with basic needs? I believe this is a good start and simply by showing love and compassion toward others in need, God will open doors and provide the means with which you can serve others.

Let us not be discouraged, for we are all able to give something of ourselves, whether it is time, sharing our skills or planting a seed, the Lord will use that, which might seem insignificant, to let His work through you, come to fruition.

Serving in obedience starts with consulting the Lord and we will often hear a response we do not like and therefore my prayer for you today is that God will soften your heart so that you will give yourself as a living sacrifice, willing to do His good work.

Let us boast in what Christ has done for us and not depend on our own strength and intellect. May His grace be sufficient for us, resulting in obedience in order to fulfill our purpose and that is to know God and make Him known.

Scripture quotations taken from the NASB, Life Application Study Bible, unless stated otherwise. Copyright by “The Lockman Foundation”