FRIDAY // 23 August 2024
CALLED TO SERVICE !
.... and how you turned to God from idols to SERVE the living and true God,
1 Thessalonians 1:9
Every true disciple of Jesus is called to be a servant—a minister—in some capacity. Paul reminded the new converts in Thessalonica that they had “turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God”
Every one of us who knows the Lord can have the glorious privilege of saying of Christ, “He is the One ‘whose I am, and whom I serve” (Acts 27:23). If you are in Christ, your entire life is a “mission trip.” The minister of the Word in the New Testament simply means “servant.” Paul of Tarsus took the concept a step further when he described his service to God using the term bondservant (Romans 1:1).
Paul saw himself as a bondslave of Jesus Christ. His greatest boast was that he belonged to Christ and had the high honor of serving Him. Unfortunately, many Christians today equate serving the Lord with church activities. But true service, according to the New Testament, is about advancing God’s kingdom and destroying the works of the devil. And these tasks require SPIRITUAL POWER.
Your brother in Christ,
Apostle Ashok Martin
