Serving Him...Serving Him with the gifts He has so graciously given us.

In Romans 12:3, we are reminded to 'not think of ourselves so highly' than we should. Instead, the Bible instructed us to 'be modest in our thinking, and judge ourselves according to the amount of faith that God has given us.' In 1 Corinthians 12:10, we learned that God has given each one of us many different gifts - some has the ability to discern things; some has the ability to speak God's message; some has the ability to do works of miracle; some has the ability to speak in strange tongues...

All the things in us - our gifts and talents - they are originally from GOD. 

None of our gifts and talents or even good health, good looking appearance is originated from us at all!

That's why we (the creatures) are to serve God alone - God is our Creator, God is our Father. God is supreme over all humanity. We are humans, we weren't God. We are to SERVE GOD therefore. A straight-forward response to what the love of God poured out on us. A straight-forward response to SERVE GOD rightly (when I say 'rightly' - it refers to our attitude to God, we need to have the right mindset in serving God). 

"Right" mindset in serving God - serve God for who He is, not what He can do for us. Serve God because He is up above us, We are down below. We are His creation, He is our Creator. He is powerful, He is Sovereign. He is the all-knowing God. We do not lift ourselves up when we truly serve GOD. We don't steal the credits, we don't take the credits, we honour GOD for Who He is to us. We give Him all the thanks and praise. We give Him all the credits. We bow down as His servants in adoration and awe. 

Are you in leadership role, in mentorship role, in pastoral role???? Let's pause for a minute and be honest with ourselves....ask the questions:

• Do I feel so important in the organisation/church because of my role?
• Am I higher than others in the organisation/church because of my role?
• Am I the boss, I have the most say and others have to listen to me because of my role?
• Am I doing what I am doing in the organisation/church because of my qualification in A and B institute/Bible college?

Who qualified me for that particular role? Who put me in that particular role? Who is the real boss?

Whatever role you are in...oh dear brothers and sisters...

Understand who you are working for? God put you in that position for a divine purpose. He has a mission and vision for you. You are to carry out that mission and vision faithfully. You are not your own boss. God is your boss. You don't qualify yourself by the so-called qualifications in the world. God himself qualifies you for your role, for what you do. You do it for Him, for His glory. The glory is not yours. The honour is not yours. All glory and honour belong to God alone, not yours. 

2 Corinthians 3:5, 'not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God.' ASV

In AMP version says, ' Not that we are sufficiently qualified in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency and qualifications come from God.'

In Romans 12:2, reminds us that 'Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - His good, pleasing and perfect will.'

Repent if you have taken the honour and glory from the Lord. Give back the honour and glory to God right now. Don't take pride in what you do, acting like you own it, you do it and you have it yourself. Drop your prideful thinking. Surrender your pride and ego. Give all thanks and praise back to God right now. 

May we do ALL THINGS UNTO THE LORD. UNTO HIM. Unto Him belongs all the glory and honour. Amen!!

Only when we do all things unto His glory and honour that we are truly His servant, that we are truly SERVING HIM and not ourselves. 

May we carry the attitude of a faithful servant, to serve God with our whole heart and diligent. Thanks be to God!!