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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Service and Worship

Here are some great reminders about servanthood from "Girlfriends In God" from Crosswalk.com on 6/23/10

Ephesians 2:10 "God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works, which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing" (NCV).

We were created to serve God and to worship Him - here on earth and for eternity. Worship and service cannot be separated. When we worship God, we will naturally serve Him and when we serve God, we are worshipping Him.

There are many Christians who are doing nothing but there are no Christians who have nothing to do. When we think of a servant, we may think of someone who reports to work for a specific amount of time and is paid a specific wage. That is an employee - not a servant. The word "serve" comes from the Greek word "latreuo" and is often translated as "worship." It is not the picture of a slave serving a master. It is the picture of a love relationship that compels action.
We worship God by pleasing Him in the daily routines of life. In other words, we should consider each day as a worship service to God.


· Cleaning house

· Cooking meals

· Making beds

· Picking up children

· Helping a neighbor

· Buying groceries

· Teaching a bible study

· Listening to a hurting friend



Service begins in the heart where it was conceived in love and then works its way out in every day life as an act of praise and gratitude. Service is love in action.


Don't try to serve with the gifts you think you should have. I encourage you to identify your gifts and abilities and then use them to serve others. God created you with a specific plan in mind and will empower you for His service.

1 comment:

  1. Great post, especially since I was trying to really focus on having every area of my life to bring honor and glory to God.

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